| From: | Ron Johnson <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: postgresql rising |
| Date: | 2006-09-21 14:34:52 |
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On 09/21/06 09:28, Bill Moran wrote:
> In response to Brad Nicholson <bnichols(at)ca(dot)afilias(dot)info>:
>
>> On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 16:38 -0500, Philip Hallstrom wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 10:10:56AM -0500, Tony Caduto
>>>> wrote:
[snip]
> Suing someone is not the real reason. It's the excuse given to
> one's boss. The real reason is the "Nobody ever got fired for
> using IBM" mentality. If you use something that your superiors
> recognize as the industry leader and it doesn't work out, who
> would blame you?
>
> It's CYA. And it's wimpy.
It's a pack/herd mentality that serves the species very well, most
of the time.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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