Re: PostgreSQL License

From: Ken Tanzer <ken(dot)tanzer(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Ron <ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-generallists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL License
Date: 2019-09-18 23:03:02
Message-ID: CAD3a31XF=tbLN0zmwivzgFrU3A8FfND8qkh+7yQhuv5f05+6Ow@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 3:20 PM Ron <ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Charging for *installing* PostgreSQL is not the same as charging for
> PostgreSQL.
>
> Bottom line: you charge for *services** you provide* not for software
> that other people provide.
>
> That's just really not true. There is nothing that prohibits you from
selling Postgresql. I mean, it's not a great business model because you
can get it for free, but there's nothing that stops you from doing it.

Cheers,
Ken

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