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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:20:14 -0500
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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.

On 9/18/19 5:11 PM, Ashkar Dev wrote:
> Thanks,
> but is it legal to charge for installing PostgreSQL?
> 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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    Charging for <b>installing</b> PostgreSQL is not the same as
    charging for PostgreSQL.<br>
    <br>
    Bottom line: you charge for <b>services</b><b> you provide</b> not
    for software that other people provide.<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/18/19 5:11 PM, Ashkar Dev wrote:<br>
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        <div>Thanks,<br>
          but is it legal to charge for installing PostgreSQL?</div>
        <div>as you said:<br>
        </div>
        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px
          0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
          You cannot (legitimately) charge the pharmacist for any part
          PostgresQL </blockquote>
        <div>should I in the contract write that the price does not
          include installing PostgreSQL, preparing it or PostgreSQL
          itself?</div>
        <div> 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?</div>
        <div> </div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class="gmail_quote">
        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 9:06
          PM Rob Sargent &lt;<a href="mailto:robjsargent@gmail.com"
            moz-do-not-send="true">robjsargent@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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          On 9/18/19 11:50 AM, Ashkar Dev wrote:<br>
          &gt; Hi all thanks,<br>
          &gt; I meant maybe I create a web app with PostgreSQL that
          work locally for <br>
          &gt; example for a pharmacy that stores data by barcode while
          the DB was <br>
          &gt; created by PostgreSQL how I can sell the Database for
          him, how to <br>
          &gt; deliver the product to him can I sell the package that
          contains web <br>
          &gt; app files with PostgreSQL software and the database code?<br>
          &gt;<br>
          You can charge the pharmacist for your efforts: your web app
          (license), <br>
          installing postgres and your schema (somewhere) and the data
          supporting <br>
          your web-app, any documentation of your web-app and schema,
          any <br>
          maintenance and support you care to specify. You can
          copy-right your app <br>
          and schema and data.<br>
          <br>
          You cannot (legitimately) charge the pharmacist for any part
          PostgresQL.<br>
          <br>
        </blockquote>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
    <br>
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