My concern is, I guess, the same for all the software editor using opensource 
components. 
It is to make an inventory of all the used opensource licenses from all the 
used components, to check and respect the terms of use, to preserve copyrights 
and intellectual property.  
Companies providing opensource components or libraries now often publish a list 
of the modules and their licences because most of the time it is a prerequisite 
for the adoption in many companies.   
For example, Qt Company publishes this page: 
https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/licenses-used-in-qt.html.  

However, when I get PostgreSql binaries for Windows (Zip archive linked to 
https://www.enterprisedb.com/download-postgresql-binaries), I can see in 
installation-notes.html :
  -> "The software bundled together in this package is released under a number 
of different Open Source licences. By using any component of this installation 
package, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions of it's licence."
This is unclear and even if I found some license files, or header files with 
copyrights, I cannot know certainly the list of installed components and their 
licenses. And finally, whatever if I use a component, as soon as I install it, 
I distribute it and thus I have to know the conditions. 

Could the PostgreSQL Global Development Group consider to provide these 
information ? Is there a team or a group in charge of this ? Is there a direct 
email address to ask this kind of request ?

Best regards,

Nicolas DAVID


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