Hi,
We are planning to use Postgres 9.1 in our commercial product having a coldfire
m68k architecture based controller on Linux platform.
Since ready installer was not present for this architecture, we cross compiled
the source code and it is working fine now, though we are yet to do
On 12/05/11 12:23 AM, Jayashankar K B wrote:
Now we have a doubt about licensing.
What is the licensing process if we want to use postgresql with our
proprietary software?
Could anyone please throw some light on this ?
very simple.
PostgreSQL Database Management System
(formerly
On 12/05/11 12:55 AM, Jayashankar K B wrote:
Does that mean, we have to distribute whole source code including our
proprietary software source?
you're using Linux, which is GPL. you need to *CAREFULLY* read the GPL
and go over this with your lawyers. have fun. I'm not a lawyer, nor do
I
On 12/05/11 12:55 AM, Jayashankar K B wrote:
Does that mean, we have to distribute whole source code including our
proprietary software source?
Nope. PostgreSQL is released under a BSD-like license that imposes very
few requirements. It's short and easy to read, so the best thing to do
is go
proprietary software source?
Thanks and Regards
Jayashankar
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On Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 08:55:08AM +, Jayashankar K B wrote:
Does that mean, we have to distribute whole source code including our
proprietary software source?
I think this was already covered, but I'll restate:
- The source code you get from the PostgreSQL site is under the
Get a lawyer that knows this stuff.
Whilst asking around is good, if you want serious answer - you can't
count on bunch of people on the list.
Within GPL there are also variants, like LGPL, AGPL, etc. There are
some lawyers that specialize in opensource, ask them.
Most people here should have
On 12/05/2011 04:55 PM, Jayashankar K B wrote:
Hi John,
Thanks for your swift reply.!
the only caveat is if you've linked in any GPL code, such as
readline, that can taint your whole project and require you to
distribute source code according to the GPL terms.
Does that mean, we have to
