Re: please quote POSTGRESQL

On 10/10/2017 7:19 AM, John McKown wrote:
>
> ​ I am not a part of the PostgreSQL team. So I can't give you anything
> that is really official. PostgreSQL is a __community__ database
> software system. If you want to use PostgreSQL and bundle it in with
> your own software, you may freely (gratis & libre) do so. The
> PostgreSQL license, shown here:
> https://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/
> <https://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/> is very "open". Again, the
> software is both libre & gratis. Basically all you need to do is
> include the referenced copyright notification in your distribution of
> the software. If you modify PostgreSQL, you can distribute the
> binaries __without__ being required to distribute the source. That is,
> you can "commercialize" your version. A "side effect" of this is that
> there is no _official_ support. You can report a bug, deficiency, or
> improvement, but you are not guaranteed that anything will be done
> (even though something likely will).
>
>
> Now, if you want a contract with the __commerical__ version of
> PostgreSQL, that is called EDB PostgreSQL. You can learn more about
> this version here: https://www.enterprisedb.com/products/subscriptions
> <https://www.enterprisedb.com/products/subscriptions> . This page will
> tell you to go here: https://www.enterprisedb.com/general-inquiry-form
> <https://www.enterprisedb.com/general-inquiry-form> to get more
> information, such as pricing.

note there are many other PostgreSQL consulting businesses who will
provide support contracts for the community edition, see
https://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support/europe/ ... I
note several of these are in Spain.

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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz