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Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase

Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@postgresql.org>

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From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>
To: Jan Wieck <JanWieck@Yahoo.com>
Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>, Jussi Mikkola <jussi.mikkola@bonware.com>, Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>, PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org>, Mike Nolan <nolan@gw.tssi.com>, "Thomas F. O'Connell" <tfo@sitening.com>, PgSQL General <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2005-10-13T00:47:26Z
Lists: pgsql-general 
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005, Jan Wieck wrote:

> On 10/12/2005 6:18 PM, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 12 Oct 2005, Jussi Mikkola wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Well, if the PostgreSQL developers would be hired away from the project 
>>> with big money, would that not mean, that the project would be a good path 
>>> to earn a lot of money. So, new talented developers could join the project 
>>> and see that as a path to high salary jobs??
>> 
>> Wow, what a twisted way to look at it ... not entirely inaccurate, but 
>> twisted :)
>
> Oracle could even develop an exceptional interest in keeping PostgreSQL alive 
> as it's "future DB engineer forge".

Definitely ... get new developers involved over here to 'cut their teeth' 
and then pull them over there once they are through the teething period :) 
Or, encourage them to work here wihle still in University, learn DB 
internals ...

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