What the licence means for you¶

pg_vault_tables is released under the PostgreSQL Licence — the same licence PostgreSQL itself uses. It is one of the most permissive licences in common use.

This page is a plain-English summary. It is not legal advice, and if the two ever disagree, the full text is what counts.

What you can do¶

Use it for anything. Commercially, internally, in a product you sell, in a service you charge for. There is no fee and no distinction between personal and commercial use.

Modify it. Change the source however you like, for any reason.

Distribute it. Ship it with your own software, redistribute it modified or unmodified, include it in a larger work.

Keep your own work private. This is not a copyleft licence. Building on pg_vault_tables does not oblige you to publish your own source.

What you must do¶

Keep the copyright notice. Any copy you distribute must carry the copyright line and the licence text. That is the only obligation.

What you do not get¶

Any warranty. The software is provided as is. If it does not do what you expect, that is your risk to carry.

Any liability cover. Pebble IT Solutions is not liable for any damages arising from its use, including lost profits, and including cases where we were told the problem was possible.

Any obligation of support. There is no commitment to maintenance, support, updates or fixes.

This matters for a compliance control

This extension is often used where its correct operation carries real consequences. The licence gives you no warranty that it works. Test it against your own requirements, in your own environment, before relying on it — as you would with any component in that position.

Copyright¶

Why this licence¶

Because it is the one PostgreSQL uses, and an extension is far easier to adopt when its licence raises no question that the database itself has not already answered.