Re: License question

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: prashant sinha <prashantssiin(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in>, Christophe Pettus <xof(at)thebuild(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: License question
Date: 2024-11-26 16:49:59
Message-ID: 17432558-2fcc-42a7-86b9-ea015598b8e9@aklaver.com
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On 11/25/24 22:04, prashant sinha wrote:
> Hi Christophe,
> Thank you so much for the response. One of my client is also requesting
> details of licensed version of PostgreSQL. Could you please guide me

They are all licensed, it comes down to what the license restrictions
are. The community edition essentially has no restrictions and is free.
Commercial forks will have restrictions and will cost.

> cost of PostgreSQL license which they want to get installed on their
> (client’s) on premise server. Not sure how pricing works for enterprise
> license which have all associated support for enterprise. Also not sure
> if we can install on any supported license for on-Prem server or we have
> to buy specific server recommended by PostgreSQL. Will appreciate your
> guidance here.

PostgreSQL is not a company. The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
the body that oversees it is a non-profit.

Per my previous post companies that deal with Postgres can be found here:

https://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support/

and here:

https://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_hosting/

>
> Thanks,
> Prashant
>
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> On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 1:29 AM, Christophe Pettus
> <xof(at)thebuild(dot)com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Nov 21, 2024, at 21:40, prashant sinha
> <prashantssiin(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in <mailto:prashantssiin(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in>> wrote:
> > Is there a free version of PostgreSQL available which I can use
> without buying any licenses? In case I want to self install and
> manage the database? Just need guidance if I can install the
> available version from site for business purpose too or I must buy
> licenses? Will appreciate an appropriate related answer.
>
>
> PostgreSQL itself is an open source project distributed under a very
> permissive license:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/
> <https://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/>
>
> No payment is required to download and run it.
>

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