| From: | Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
|---|---|
| To: | Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Global Development Group |
| Date: | 2002-12-08 01:58:41 |
| Message-ID: | 3DF2A751.3040506@postgresql.org |
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Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Robert Treat wrote:
>
>
>>Well, my previous employer uses postgresql, but they were under constant
>>assault from their clients to use oracle or db2. Technically there was no
>>reason to switch, but if your choice is switch databases or go out of
>>business, there really isn't much choice.
>
>
> That tells me their clients wanted a commercial database, not one that's
> open source. All the marketing in the world won't change that.
Really?
Why do you say that?
:-)
Regards and best wishes,
Justin Clift
> Vince.
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"My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those
who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the
first group; there was less competition there."
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