Re: PostgreSQL giving jitters to Skypak

On Sat, 2004-09-04 at 02:19, Shridhar Daithankar wrote:
> On Saturday 04 Sep 2004 10:16 am, Scott Marlowe wrote:
> > Any chance we can get cxotoday to post a followup article about how the
> > postgresql community contacted the company and helped them fix their
> > problems?
>
> We have reasons to believe that some other publication would be a better
> choice.
>
> I tried contacting PC Quest, India but they have not responded in last three
> days. I need to follow up bit more.

I believe no other publication could be better since a) no other
publication would have the same impact as the original one that posted
the "hit piece" and b) the same audience may not be reached by another
publication. However, I'm aware of the other possible arguments against
publishing in cxotoday. Specifically, the original piece came across as
a hackish attack with little or no research done on the part of the
author other than to overhear a lunchtime conversation about how
PostgreSQL just wasn't cutting it somewhere. However, it may be that
this experience, and the telling of it to said author would be an eye
opening experience for him (or her, I didn't really check.)

I certainly believe that whoever publishes this story should reference
the original one, and the incredibly professional way the postgresql
community has handled it.