PostgreSQL JDBC Driver License Inquiry

To whom it may concern,

We are currently in the final stages of releasing a beta version of
our servlet based framework for dynamic HTML contents generation and
distribution. The framework uses JDBC drivers to communicate with
database resources, e.g. PostgreSQL database servers.

In about one week we plan to release the first beta seed of the
framework, and are therefore now preparing installation packages for
different UNIX flavors and Microsoft Windows. To simplify setting up
access to PostgreSQL databases, we would like to bundle the
PostgreSQL JDBC libraries in our distribution package.

Even though I have personally been browsing your site, I have not
been able to find a license specifying what I may, and may not do,
with the JDBC driver your company provides, and therefore assume that
it remains your intellectual property, and that you reserve all
rights to it, which would make me unable to bundle the driver with
our installation packages for different platforms.

The alternative to bundling the JDBC driver with the installer, is
writing in the reference documentation that all customers who are
interested in obtaining PostgreSQL database support should download
the relevant JDBC libraries from your site and install them manually.

We would very must like to avoid this, as it makes matters more
complex for our end users, who may be unfamiliar with the concept of
libraries in general, and JDBC libraries in particular. Bottom line,
providing access to PostgreSQL databases quickly and easily is in the
interest both of PostgreSQL Incorporated and MartinProductions.

In short: (1) Does the license allow me to bundle the PostgreSQL JDBC
libraries with the framework installer packages? If yes, under what
conditions? Where may I find a copy of the license controlling use of
PostgreSQL JDBC libraries? Are these libraries subject to the same
license agreement as the PostgreSQL database server? (2) If no, is it
possible to obtain a written permit from PostgreSQL Incorporated that
authorizes us to do so? If yes, who should I contact to make further
inquiries into the matter?

Thank you for taking time to answer this email,
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Sincerely,

Martin Ekerå
martin(at)martinproductions(dot)org

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