| From: | The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> |
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| To: | Don Baccus <dhogaza(at)pacifier(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Stephen Birch <sbirch(at)ironmountainsystems(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Inprise/Borland releasing Interbase as Open source |
| Date: | 2000-01-04 14:25:09 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.BSF.4.21.0001041024401.18498-100000@thelab.hub.org |
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Don Baccus wrote:
> At 10:39 PM 1/3/00 -0400, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> >On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Stephen Birch wrote:
>
> (HH):
> >Two points...when will Interbase go open source? Right now they've
> >announced the intention to do so, and even given a very brood time
> >frame...but, when is it going to happen. two...what says Interbase will
> >continue to be "as good" when becomes open source and they are no longer
> >making any money on it?
>
> They say they'll continue to sell it via their traditional channels
> and sell support, too. So it's not really clear what open-source
> means in this context. Open-source doesn't have to mean the disappearance
> of license fees...
>
> >> You guys have done a great job - but, frankly, IB is better.
> >
> >In what ways?
>
> Outer joins, for one.
currently being worked on by Thomas, schedualed for, I believe, v7.1 this
summer ...
Next? :)
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