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On 5/19/2024 6:58 PM, Tyrone wrote:
> On May 19, 2024 at 2:25:30 PM EDT, "DFS" <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
> 
>> "pgloader is Open Source. Purchase a Moral License to support the
>> development of pgloader and get priority tracking for the issues that
>> matter to you, in the context of your project."
>>
>> https://pgloader.io/licensing/
>>
>>
>>
>> The 'Moral Licenses' for his small Lisp program cost $1299, $2850 and $6495.
>>
>> I'll write my own Python and stay immoral and fed.
> 
> You did not mention that the $6495 "Moral" license is MONTHLY. 

Ho Lee Fuk!

I didn't see that.  It's almost $78,000 per year.



> Sorry, that is IMMORAL.

I just blasted him in an email.  I wonder if he'll try to justify it.



> $7000 monthly for a utility to load csv files into a DB? Yeah man, where do I
> sign up?

heh!  Such a deal!