Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase

From: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Jussi Mikkola <jussi(dot)mikkola(at)bonware(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Mike Nolan <nolan(at)gw(dot)tssi(dot)com>, "Thomas F(dot) O'Connell" <tfo(at)sitening(dot)com>, PgSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase
Date: 2005-10-13 00:47:26
Message-ID: 20051012214632.R1477@ganymede.hub.org
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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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