Re: Re: [HACKERS] My new job
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, PostgreSQL-general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2000-10-10T17:12:32Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
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> I think Great Bridge makes a shining example of an exception to > that rule, the impression I got from the developers already there > as well as the managment was very good. > > And although I loath to speak for others, you wouldn't think that > Bruce would take this position if it somehow compromised the > integrity of the project somehow, would you? > > This is Bruce's choice, but if this was somehow put up to a vote, > how many of you would like to have him working full time on Postgresql > alongside several other highly skilled developers and compensated > for his work rather than trying to squeeze it into his everyday > life like so many other opensource authors with "real jobs" on the > side? Actually, I have written a draft article that outlines some of the dynamics of companies supporting open-source software. It is attached. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026