Subject: Re: PostgreSQL License
To: Ashkar Dev <ashkardev@gmail.com>, Rob Sargent <robjsargent@gmail.com>
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From: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:17:51 -0700
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On 9/18/19 3:11 PM, Ashkar Dev wrote:
> Thanks,
> but is it legal to charge for installing PostgreSQL?

Yes, otherwise these folks:

https://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support/

would a good deal less business.

> as you said:
> 
>     You cannot (legitimately) charge the pharmacist for any part PostgresQL 
> 
> should I in the contract write that the price does not include 
> installing PostgreSQL, preparing it or PostgreSQL itself?
>   or just from my side while I am going to set price I have to dont 
> count installing the PostgreSQL or PostgreSQL itself as a part of that 
> price?
> 
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 9:06 PM Rob Sargent <robjsargent@gmail.com 
> <mailto:robjsargent@gmail.com>> 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.
> 


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Adrian Klaver
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