X-Original-To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Received: from spampd.localdomain (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B26E8475CBC for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:39:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from sa-4.airstreamcomm.net (sa-4.airstreamcomm.net [64.33.192.164]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0380F47580B for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:39:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from hasler.dhh.gt.org (elk-ras3-cs-29.dial.airstreamcomm.net [64.33.139.31]) by sa-4.airstreamcomm.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B83A422412E for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:39:02 -0600 (CST) Received: from [192.168.1.3] (helo=toncho.dhh.gt.org) by hasler.dhh.gt.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18yOEK-00084a-00 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:39:04 -0600 Received: from john by toncho.dhh.gt.org with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 18yOEJ-0002lA-00 for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:39:03 -0600 To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Off topic : world database From: John Hasler In-Reply-To: <3E826056.7080800@joeconway.com> (Joe Conway's message of "Wed, 26 Mar 2003 18:22:14 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.090016 (Oort Gnus v0.16) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) References: <3E824070.7070207@oasis.net.au> <3E826056.7080800@joeconway.com> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:39:03 -0600 Message-ID: <87brzxjx60.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-32.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_GNUS_UA autolearn=ham version=2.50 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) X-Archive-Number: 200303/599 X-Sequence-Number: 12637 Joe Conway writes: > It isn't clear from the license whether you can use this file the way you > want... It is, however, clear that you can use the _data_ in the file any way you want as long as you convert it to a completely different format. The file is protected by copyright but the data it contains is not as a mere compilation of data is not a creative work. (I'm assuming US law applies). -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin