PostgreSQL-License

On Tuesday 14 July 2009 13:02:14 Nenad Milasinovic wrote:

Hello,

I am interested can PostgreSQL be used in commercial applications, and
what is licensing policy. I know that PostgreSQL is released under BSD
licence,
but still i want to be sure are there any costs when distributing
PostgreSQL in
closed, commercial applications (is there any restrictions when database is
bigger than 4G).

The license says:

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement
is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this
paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies.

That means what it says:

- "without fee" = no costs

- "for any purpose" = also for commercial applications, for any database size

On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 03:02:14AM -0700, Nenad Milasinovic wrote:

Hello,

I am interested can PostgreSQL be used in commercial applications,
and what is licensing policy. I know that PostgreSQL is released
under BSD licence, but still i want to be sure are there any costs
when distributing PostgreSQL in closed, commercial applications (is
there any restrictions when database is bigger than 4G).

The only monetary costs you incur when using PostgreSQL in proprietary
products are those you incur yourself: developing it, marketing it,
distributing, collecting funds, etc. The only way you would lose the
rights to your license to use the code would be by violating the terms
of that license.

http://www.postgresql.org/about/licence.html

Cheers,
David.
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