Subject: Re: PostgreSQL License
To: Rob Sargent <robjsargent@gmail.com>, Ashkar Dev <ashkardev@gmail.com>,
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From: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:17:05 -0700
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On 9/18/19 11:06 AM, Rob Sargent 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.

Why not?

Pretty sure that is what third parties are doing with their forks of 
Postgres.


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Adrian Klaver
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