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.


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