Re: License question - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Christophe Pettus
Subject Re: License question
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Msg-id 014DDEB4-1B2C-4A28-86BC-4840BF6AADF7@thebuild.com
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In response to License question  (prashant sinha <prashantssiin@yahoo.co.in>)
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Re: License question
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Hello,

I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding here about how PostgreSQL's licensing works.

You do not pay for the community version of PostgreSQL.  The license specifically states it is available without a fee.
It's free.  No one collects money for the community version of PostgreSQL. 

There's no "enterprise" version of PostgreSQL that is provided by the community.  It's just PostgreSQL.

There are vendors which provide either commercial versions of PostgreSQL based on the community version, or which
providecommercial support for PostgreSQL, but those are separate things from the PostgreSQL community version, and you
wouldneed to talk to the individual companies to find out what their arrangements are. 

> On Nov 25, 2024, at 22:04, prashant sinha <prashantssiin@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
> Hi Christophe,
> Thank you so much for the response. One of my client is also requesting details of licensed version of PostgreSQL.
Couldyou please guide me cost of PostgreSQL license which they want to get installed on their (client’s) on premise
server.Not sure how pricing works for enterprise license which have all associated support for enterprise. Also not
sureif we can install on any supported license for on-Prem server or we have to buy specific server recommended by
PostgreSQL.Will appreciate your guidance here.  
>
> Thanks,
> Prashant
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
>
> On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 1:29 AM, Christophe Pettus <xof@thebuild.com> wrote:
>
>
> > On Nov 21, 2024, at 21:40, prashant sinha <prashantssiin@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> > Is there a free version of PostgreSQL available which I can use without buying any licenses? In case I want to self
installand manage the database? Just need guidance if I can install the available version from site for business
purposetoo or I must buy licenses? Will appreciate an appropriate related answer. 
>
>
> PostgreSQL itself is an open source project distributed under a very permissive license:
>
>     https://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/
>
> No payment is required to download and run it.




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