Re: NuSphere and PostgreSQL for windows

Oleg Bartunov wrote:
> > >From the folks who brought you lawsuits with mysql... If it is true it
> > is the first I have heard of it. While I don't see why it couldn't be
> > true (as nusphere did market a mysql database at one time) it seems a
> > little odd since this would be pretty direct competition with their
> > parent company, Progress Software. The other odd part being that they
> > are looking for a developer in Moscow, I didn't know they had offices in
> > Russia and I don't see mention of any on thier website.
> >
> > Oleg, depending on the confidentially level of the letter (given that
> > some core members work for would be direct competitors), could you
> > forward it to this list or perhaps some of us directly? I'm sure
> > Josh/myself would like to take a look, it could have interesting
> > ramifications from an advocacy point-of-view.
>
> there is nothing to add, except the company was mentioned as
> NuSphere (PeerDirect) and From: field was nusphere.com. It's interesting
> that the message was sent to me and Teodor Sigaev. I recall,
> a year ago I got message from one russian developer about something like
> GiST for MySQL. He is the author of UdmSearch (MnogoSearch).

I can confirm that Nusphere still has a division in Russia, and they
need PostgreSQL assistance, perhaps for the replication part of
PeerDirect.

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