AFAIK, it was developed in a university environment, so development cost were intially an academic matter (so to say). As with many Open Source projects the money is not made in the license fees, but rather in the fees collected for consulting and creation of viable applications. We should be so fortunate as to have such great Open Source tools so widely available, and often with the same level of performance and stability as found with For Fee solutions.
If PostgreSQL and other similar Open Source solutions were even half the cost of Oracle and M$ SQL Server, and no reasonable No Charge alternatives were available, I would likely have stuck to pure VFP as long as I could, then migrate to one of the solutions that offer the best value. IMHO, Free <> Best Value, but it sure gets there faster than Multi-$$$. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MB Software Solutions > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 5:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Postgre SQL > > > mrgmhale wrote: > >> My understanding is that there is no licensing > >> restriction on sending it out to my clients. > >> > >> > > > > Correct. No licensing to PostgreSQL from you or client. You > can charge for > > your app, however (of course). > > > > Gil > > > > This might be beating an old horse, but how does Postgre SQL make a > living if there's no cost? Simply donations? > > -- > Michael J. Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
