Re: PostgreSQL License

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: Ashkar Dev <ashkardev(at)gmail(dot)com>, Rob Sargent <robjsargent(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>, pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org, user(dot)postgresql(at)gmail(dot)com, vikasmanya1(at)gmail(dot)com, andreas(at)visena(dot)com, hjp-pgsql(at)hjp(dot)at
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL License
Date: 2019-09-18 22:17:51
Message-ID: 5a0ba980-142d-9ccf-94d2-70593c6892a8@aklaver.com
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On 9/18/19 3:11 PM, Ashkar Dev wrote:
> Thanks,
> but is it legal to charge for installing PostgreSQL?

Yes, otherwise these folks:

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

would a good deal less business.

> as you said:
>
> You cannot (legitimately) charge the pharmacist for any part PostgresQL
>
> should I in the contract write that the price does not include
> installing PostgreSQL, preparing it or PostgreSQL itself?
>  or just from my side while I am going to set price I have to dont
> count installing the PostgreSQL or PostgreSQL itself as a part of that
> price?
>
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 9:06 PM Rob Sargent <robjsargent(at)gmail(dot)com
> <mailto:robjsargent(at)gmail(dot)com>> wrote:
>
>
> On 9/18/19 11:50 AM, Ashkar Dev wrote:
> > Hi all thanks,
> > I meant maybe I create a web app with PostgreSQL that work
> locally for
> > example for a pharmacy that stores data by barcode while the DB was
> > created by PostgreSQL how I can sell the Database for him, how to
> > deliver the product to him can I sell the package that contains web
> > app files with PostgreSQL software and the database code?
> >
> You can charge the pharmacist for your efforts: your web app (license),
> installing postgres and your schema (somewhere) and the data supporting
> your web-app, any documentation of your web-app and schema, any
> maintenance and support you care to specify. You can copy-right your
> app
> and schema and data.
>
> You cannot (legitimately) charge the pharmacist for any part PostgresQL.
>

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Adrian Klaver
adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com

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