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Npgsql is still alive! And license change in works...

Hi, all!!

It's been a long time since my last post.

I apologize for that. :(

Since end of last year I had a lot of personal problems and I also was studying for some job tests which took a lot of my time and I couldn't work very much on Npgsql.

But now I think things are settling and I'm getting more time to work on Npgsql! :)

Right now, we are working in the process of change Npgsql license from LGPL to BSD. We believe this change would allows better integration of projects (commercial or not) and we will have the same license as postgresql server itself.

I'm revising our code and asking people who commited any code to Npgsql his authorization to relicense their patches.

So, if you submitted any patch to Npgsql and didn't receive a mail from me asking your authorization, please, send a mail.

I will come back later with more details about it.

Thank you very much for your feedback and patience.

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Stephen Gutknecht said…
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31 May, 2007 09:30
Anonymous said…
I wrote Francisco - if there is anyone willing to help out on the project, especially if you have worked on it before - or have worked with Francisco before...

I am willing to fund some of the development. Something in the USD$1,500 to start with... any developers interested to work on it for 30 or 40 days full time if funded?

My name is Stephen, I suggest you contact Francisco if you are interested - he can contact me.
31 May, 2007 09:34
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