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PostgreSQL License
The open source license used by the PostgreSQL project
PostgreSQL is released under the PostgreSQL License, a liberal Open Source license, similar to the BSD or MIT licenses.
Originally PostgreSQL was released under a license similar to, but not identical with, the BSD license. However in 2009 RedHat decided to label it as a MIT license [1], which it is also not, and controversy ensued. The issue was resolved by applying to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) for recognition of the existing PostgreSQL License as a separate license, which was granted in 2010 [2][3].
Some other PostgreSQL projects such as pgAdmin are also released under the PostgreSQL License.
Notes
- [1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legal-list/2009-August/msg00031.html
- [2] http://www.crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?17:mmp:969
- [3] https://pgsnake.blogspot.com/2010/02/postgresql-now-with-added-open-source.html
References
- PostgreSQL license page: https://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/
- The PostgreSQL License at the Open Source Initiative