Re: [Fsfe-france] Licence propriétaire pgAdmin

[François ELIE]

Merci de l'information et de l'analyse,

Je fais partie de ceux qui se seront fait piéger par *les* 
apparences/ressemblances avec des outils libres. 
Je m'en vais désinstaller cela de ma machine, en attendant.

Bien cordialement
François Elie

Le Samedi 17 Mai 2003 12:55, Loic Dachary a écrit :
>  Bonjour,
>
>       Serait-il possible d'indiquer clairement, sur les pages
>  décrivant pgAdmin, qu'il s'agit d'un logiciel propriétaire ?  Les
>  termes de la licence laissent peu de doute à ce sujet mais la
>  présentation au sein du site postgresql.org et le titre même de la
>  licence (pgAdmin Public Licence) induisent en erreur. Avec tout le
>  respect que j'ai pour toi, une telle confusion peut difficilement
>  passer pour fortuite. Elle est ressentie, au contraire, comme un
>  comportement parasitaire délibéré de la communauté Logiciel Libre afin
>  de promouvoir un logiciel propriétaire. Au contraire, si l'aspect
>  propriétaire est clairement affiché, tu ne pourras être accusé en tant
>  que co-développeur et conseiller sur les questions de licence de
>  pgAdmin de tenter de capter un marché en piégeant les utilisateurs.
>
>       Merci par avance pour cet effort de clareté.
>
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>  http://pgadmin.postgresql.org/pgadmin2.php?ContentID=2
>
>     Version 1.3, 15 January 2002
>
>     This LICENCE AGREEMENT is between the pgAdmin Development Team and the
>     Individual or Organization ("Licencee") accessing and otherwise using
>     pgAdmin II in source or binary form and its associated documentation
>     ("software").
>     Subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence Agreement, the
>     pgAdmin Development Team hereby grants Licencee the right to
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