Re: PostgreSQL License

From: "Peter J(dot) Holzer" <hjp-pgsql(at)hjp(dot)at>
To: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL License
Date: 2019-09-17 20:55:02
Message-ID: 20190917205502.GA24961@hjp.at
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-admin pgsql-docs pgsql-general

On 2019-09-17 14:56:30 +0300, Ashkar Dev wrote:
> but it is saying (without fee)
> if I create a database with it to work with Web Application if want to sell it
> so the buyer must have the PostgreSQL installed in his device to work offline
> right?
> "Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
> documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement is
> hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph and
> the following two paragraphs appear in all copies."

This means that you don't have to pay a fee or sign a written agreement
to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation
for any purpose. It doesn't say that you can't charge a fee for
distributing (although why anybody would pay you for something they can
download themselves for free I don't know).

hp

--
_ | Peter J. Holzer | we build much bigger, better disasters now
|_|_) | | because we have much more sophisticated
| | | hjp(at)hjp(dot)at | management tools.
__/ | http://www.hjp.at/ | -- Ross Anderson <https://www.edge.org/>

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-admin by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Andreas Joseph Krogh 2019-09-17 22:18:18 Re: PostgreSQL License
Previous Message Pepe TD Vo 2019-09-17 19:13:29 Re: create view

Browse pgsql-docs by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Andreas Joseph Krogh 2019-09-17 22:18:18 Re: PostgreSQL License
Previous Message Tom Lane 2019-09-17 15:55:11 Re: About limitation characters in ECPG's connection string

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Adrian Klaver 2019-09-17 21:06:22 Re: install pgcrypto module to existing postgreSQL
Previous Message Pavan Kumar 2019-09-17 20:25:20 install pgcrypto module to existing postgreSQL