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Re: What can we learn from MySQL?

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

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From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Andrew Payne <andy@payne.org>
Cc: "scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org>
Date: 2004-04-28T03:51:07Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
Andrew Payne wrote:
> Also, Apache never had "MyApache", a more popular version that many believe
> to be "free" and "open source".
> 
> My point:  Apache was successful in a situation that may not apply here.
> 
> Does anyone know of an open source project that *has* successfully displaced
> a market of mature, established products WITHOUT a commercial entity
> providing marketing, support & direction?

Linux.  It doesn't have a single company behind it, but several.

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