Re: Licensing

From: Bryan Boone <bboone(dot)nb(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Licensing
Date: 2021-08-18 19:47:26
Message-ID: CC77547C-00C4-4E52-AB31-C39056AA5A56@gmail.com
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Ah okay thank you. I think what was confusing me was the “without fee”.

I wasn’t sure if that meant we could distribute it, but only if we did not charge a fee for it. But I guess that means that PostgreSQL will not charge a fee to us to distribute it.

Thanks

> On Aug 18, 2021, at 12:13 PM, Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> wrote:
>
> On 8/18/21 11:39 AM, Bryan Boone wrote:
>> Hello Everyone. I have a question about licensing with PostgeSQL.
>> I work for a small company and we design websites for customers of ours. I read the license that is listed here.
>> https://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/ However, I am still confused.
>
> I would think:
>
> "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. "
>
> pretty much covers it, no fee, no written agreement is needed.
>
>> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Adrian Klaver
> adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com

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