Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1iAkjW-0002a5-DM for pgsql-general@arkaria.postgresql.org; Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:55:42 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=malur.postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1iAkjV-0001qL-7f for pgsql-general@arkaria.postgresql.org; Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:55:41 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1iAkjU-0001q9-RD for pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org; Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:55:40 +0000 Received: from mail-ot1-x342.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::342]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1iAkjS-00016A-Hq for pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org; Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:55:40 +0000 Received: by mail-ot1-x342.google.com with SMTP id b2so1554156otq.10 for ; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:55:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=subject:to:references:from:message-id:date:user-agent:mime-version :in-reply-to:content-language; bh=7mu66+x1VrYvOD1826dMAe90/Q+fomyPsGDSokzUP8E=; b=pgH9+HIY2FgmaXbYlm+QoUIlyeFI0cv5KOCHBrYWcWHotorUtVg7Uii+dgInPtoL82 Rv75Vjge+bZ2R/1SnJ2dqDXUePT8WWiNUzBwl1+CQBInr3evBHKHTERz6kW4yRX1Nz/w nBy2tJa34sNNxRdwjPBzmJxMnveab9RyEX9+SzcB688x8OUK8gdUdouPI0zCc6FKfkZ1 Qf1touN99wsjppEwOVlzF28Y2G+w5YZFykNHPqolLcqACn7WwKg/4HdH5FxGFDgmQ2Pn Ql1y3363iM6s6eRiJCrpPjv+CUXqokSZxOU2YmdDoX1tLiqtOPtiJ/RO8yJ0LXIqIRyU Cl8w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date :user-agent:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-language; bh=7mu66+x1VrYvOD1826dMAe90/Q+fomyPsGDSokzUP8E=; b=hIgieBHXYqeuJzGPz7JVZGalurjqlfRMRiq3WN16eFsmcKC9vbKeDPHFnPoP6QzhRU mfK31XUC8IVDfztDDRFUA02BrHIsZoj3SlhVlgPAEyN+0fs7NyeZNdJUFWNSpy8c+i5L ezJOLClFk+/KCgJE4ghU/wR8JHyK+ILfHOAAkaexZI1w8QKSZ/ta+2OT/Q4LeWG26BDh ljuhTJpzlOkUTPU5bxs321cHZ+YJ9dZv6xJt3+BUpMLs4p0yvwKzmzM9IlEL47VuLyaL 4W/A1vn9XFxT4622EuZDjUgcVb/BxIbHYzRq8WOeL5lJ6U01rS8Mwi4vM3Hf5ItnDPFE 1coQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXVf1XHEsPXcGqtmmwyMJZ0DzTeEu3aW0obIKp/VL1c6t35Um6U 3c3b/A3zQV44zBDj4OBz2PN/dvVnKXc/hw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwPQJIZnFpGnznjHrQfceYWdAYv5Qi9ER9TJDzId+5v6DZwfEnQUanPcZrMOrwl0RCwb6yKKQ== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:1d97:: with SMTP id y23mr4655907oti.103.1568854536273; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:55:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.10] (ip70-186-126-197.no.no.cox.net. [70.186.126.197]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id 17sm37250oiz.3.2019.09.18.17.55.34 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:55:35 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: PostgreSQL License To: "pgsql-generallists.postgresql.org" References: <7e0c613f-eeea-1bee-990a-2eb4ef2ae881@gmail.com> From: Ron Message-ID: <2b5bfcb4-6516-3e38-71e8-bb7779d71442@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:55:34 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------ABF2351F33EB9D07BFA8111B" Content-Language: en-US List-Id: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------ABF2351F33EB9D07BFA8111B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 9/18/19 6:03 PM, Ken Tanzer wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 3:20 PM Ron > 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. Quoting Adrian Klaver in this thread from about eight hours ago: "You cannot (legitimately) charge the pharmacist for any part PostgresQL." -- Angular momentum makes the world go 'round. --------------ABF2351F33EB9D07BFA8111B Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 9/18/19 6:03 PM, Ken Tanzer wrote:


On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 3:20 PM Ron <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.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.

Quoting Adrian Klaver in this thread from about eight hours ago: "You cannot (legitimately) charge the pharmacist for any part PostgresQL."



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