Re: read this and puke

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: gss+pg(at)cs(dot)brown(dot)edu
Cc: postgres list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: read this and puke
Date: 2002-06-17 21:54:48
Message-ID: 3D0E5AA8.3030002@commandprompt.com
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>Isn't RedHat the primary commercial entity pushing PostgreSQL these days?
>See http://www.redhat.com/software/database/
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Actually I don't see much marketing from RedHat on their version at all.
I see more from ourselves ;), dbExperts and PgSQL, Inc. Command Prompt,
and dbExperts both actually advertise.

>} 'PostgreSQL Inc' but they merely offer commercial support etc.
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>Did anyone notice if RedHat was visibly pushing their database product, or
>the PostgreSQL name?
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There major push appears to be for RedHat DB. Which is PostgreSQL but
only mentioned in the FAQ's.

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>} If you read the histtory of mySQL you'll know that mySQL was essentially
>} a company first (TcX Datakonsult AB) while postgreSQL has essentiually
>} remained in the academic/open source environment. Remember also that it
>} wasn't that long ago the mySQL was GPL'ed. It's all in the history :)
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>What license is PostgreSQL, anyway? I never did find out when I was looking
>for it.
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>} Cheers,
>} Graeme
>--Greg
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