> 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.
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