Thread: Pg Admin Libraries

Pg Admin Libraries

From
Sascha Schertler
Date:
<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello PostgreSQL Support,</span><p
class="MsoNormal"><spanlang="EN-US"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">Igot a question about using Pg admin libraries in my program. I am a student from the Fh Regensburg and I
wantto develop a program.</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Is it allowed to use for example the pg_dump
libraryin my program for backing up some databases or is this prohibited?</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span
lang="EN-US">Ordoes it make a difference if the libraries are integrated in my program or if I call the exe outside of
myprogram.</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I hope that
youcan give me some details about how I can use some libraries.</span><p class="MsoNormal"> <p
class="MsoNormal">Sincereregards<p class="MsoNormal">Sascha Schertler<span lang="EN-US"></span></div> 

Re: Pg Admin Libraries

From
Guillaume Lelarge
Date:
On Sun, 2013-09-29 at 18:46 +0200, Sascha Schertler wrote:
> Hello PostgreSQL Support,
> 

Actually, this is pgAdmin support mailing list.

> I got a question about using Pg admin libraries in my program. I am a
> student from the Fh Regensburg and I want to develop a program.
> 
> Is it allowed to use for example the pg_dump library in my program for
> backing up some databases or is this prohibited?
> 

There's no pg_dump libraries. But you can use the pg_dump program and/or
its source code in your program.

> Or does it make a difference if the libraries are integrated in my program
> or if I call the exe outside of my program.
> 

From the licence POV, it doesn't matter.


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