Re: Does this look ethical to you?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Tony Caduto <tony(dot)caduto(at)amsoftwaredesign(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Does this look ethical to you?
Date: 2006-01-24 03:27:28
Message-ID: 200601240327.k0O3RSK00220@candle.pha.pa.us
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Tony Caduto wrote:
> >
> >> I was doing a search on Google and found this link on Navicat's web page
> >>
> >> http://pgsql.navicat.com/PG_Lightning_Admin/index.php
> >>
> >> I am kind of ticked off that they are hijacking my product name this way.
> >>
> >> This isn't really postgresal related but I was just wondering what
> >> others thought about this.
> >>
> >
> > I don't have a problem with it, especially since they mention it is
> > their version of PostgreSQL (they use our name).
> >
> I might be misunderstanding your point Bruce but I believe Tony's
> problem is not that they are using
> PostgreSQL's name but they are using Pg Lightning in their name which is
> Tony's product not
> Navicats..
>
> Think about as if Command Prompt would to start using SRAAPowergres in
> their URL's..
>
> At least that I how I read it.

Oh, I thought they were shipping PG lighening admin too. The URL no
longer works so I wonder if they thought better of the practice.

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