Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
From: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
To: Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>
Cc: Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>, Philip Warner <pjw@rhyme.com.au>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-12-08T01:58:41Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Vince Vielhaber wrote: > On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Robert Treat wrote: > > >>Well, my previous employer uses postgresql, but they were under constant >>assault from their clients to use oracle or db2. Technically there was no >>reason to switch, but if your choice is switch databases or go out of >>business, there really isn't much choice. > > > That tells me their clients wanted a commercial database, not one that's > open source. All the marketing in the world won't change that. Really? Why do you say that? :-) Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift > Vince. -- "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there." - Indira Gandhi