Re: PostgreSQL

From: Jason Tishler <jason(at)tishler(dot)net>
To: "U(dot)Oeder" <ewu(at)webmail(dot)co(dot)za>
Cc: pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL
Date: 2003-08-12 11:32:47
Message-ID: 20030812113246.GC2316@tishler.net
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On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 01:14:38PM +0200, U.Oeder wrote:
> Are there any future plans to actually make a Windows EXE for
> Postgre.SQL which I the basic user can download without me having to
> make the EXE on my platform ?

Pre-built PostgreSQL packages have been part of the standard Cygwin
distribution for years:

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2003-08/msg00001.html

> Can I run MySQL on any Windows system 95/98/Me/NT/Windows2000/XP ?

The above is off-topic for this list.

> If I used PostgreSQL to manage a database that my application connects
> to using the BSd license.

The above description is not very clear.

> Must I then give the source code for my application or distribute my
> program for free ???

Note that IANAL, but most likely no.

Jason

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