| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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| To: | Greg Smith <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Chad Sellers <csellers(at)tresys(dot)com>, Ron Mayer <rm_pg(at)cheapcomplexdevices(dot)com>, Joshua Brindle <method(at)manicmethod(dot)com>, Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Jonah H(dot) Harris" <jonah(dot)harris(at)gmail(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Bernd Helmle <mailings(at)oopsware(dot)de>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: 8.4 release planning |
| Date: | 2009-01-28 09:28:02 |
| Message-ID: | 49802522.4040705@gmx.net |
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Greg Smith wrote:
> PostgreSQL advocacy point, one of the questions Tom asked about a bit
> upthread is still a bit hazy here. There are commercial database
> offerings selling into the "trusted" space already. While the use-cases
> you describe make perfect sense, I don't think it's clear to everyone
> yet if there's a unique draw to a PostgreSQL + selinux solution that the
> class of customers you're talking about would prefer it to purchasing
> one of those products. Is the cost savings the main driver here, or is
> there something else about a secure LAPP stack that makes it
> particularly compelling?
According to the data available to me, it is a combination of doing it
better than the other guys (e.g., a SELinux type interface instead of
something handcrafted) and the usual cost savings.
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