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Subject: Re: Russian translation publication
From: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>
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On Mar 5, 2013 4:09 PM, "Alvaro Herrera" <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>
> Alexander Law escribi=F3:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have translated into Russian first two parts of the PostgreSQL
> > documentation and want to publish my work.
> > Can I create app for Google Play Market as an e-book that will
> > contain my translation?
> > Can I make it paid?
> > Should I add some special notices to the doc?
>
> The manuals are BSD-licensed, just like the source code is.  You can do
> anything you want with it; selling a translation is certainly an option
> and has been done before.  I don't think you are required to add notices
> (but you're free to do so if you wish).  IANAL.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what it says. We would of course always
appreciate a link back.

We've had others who've actually paid us a royalty on their sales, but
that's been purely voluntary.

Note that as long as it's paid for its not going to get linked from the pg
websites of course.

> > If you're interested in it, I can send you my translation.
> > When the translation will be completed I would be happy to see it as
> > existing official Japan and French manuals.
>
> That sounds great.
>

+1,that would be excellent.

/Magnus

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<p dir=3D"ltr"><br>
On Mar 5, 2013 4:09 PM, &quot;Alvaro Herrera&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:al=
vherre@2ndquadrant.com">alvherre@2ndquadrant.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Alexander Law escribi=F3:<br>
&gt; &gt; Hello,<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; I have translated into Russian first two parts of the PostgreSQL<=
br>
&gt; &gt; documentation and want to publish my work.<br>
&gt; &gt; Can I create app for Google Play Market as an e-book that will<br=
>
&gt; &gt; contain my translation?<br>
&gt; &gt; Can I make it paid?<br>
&gt; &gt; Should I add some special notices to the doc?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; The manuals are BSD-licensed, just like the source code is. =A0You can=
 do<br>
&gt; anything you want with it; selling a translation is certainly an optio=
n<br>
&gt; and has been done before. =A0I don&#39;t think you are required to add=
 notices<br>
&gt; (but you&#39;re free to do so if you wish). =A0IANAL.<br></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Yeah, I&#39;m pretty sure that&#39;s what it says. We would =
of course always appreciate a link back. </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">We&#39;ve had others who&#39;ve actually paid us a royalty o=
n their sales, but that&#39;s been purely voluntary. </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Note that as long as it&#39;s paid for its not going to get =
linked from the pg websites of course. </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">&gt; &gt; If you&#39;re interested in it, I can send you my =
translation.<br>
&gt; &gt; When the translation will be completed I would be happy to see it=
 as<br>
&gt; &gt; existing official Japan and French manuals.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; That sounds great.<br>
&gt;</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">+1,that would be excellent. </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">/Magnus </p>

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