Re: Forrester: Ingres and MySQL Lead Open Source Databases

From: Adrian Klaver <aklaver(at)comcast(dot)net>
To: Markus Wanner <markus(at)bluegap(dot)ch>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, decibel(at)decibel(dot)org, Rob Napier <rob(at)doitonce(dot)net(dot)au>
Subject: Re: Forrester: Ingres and MySQL Lead Open Source Databases
Date: 2009-08-24 18:57:00
Message-ID: 1412168795.1346471251140220617.JavaMail.root@sz0030a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net
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----- "Markus Wanner" <markus(at)bluegap(dot)ch> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Adrian Klaver wrote:
> > 'it is only bad publicity if the don't spell you name right'.
>
> ..and that's not exactly where Postgres, uhm.. Postgre, no, sorry,
> PostgreSQL shines.

That is part of the 'consistent message' I mentioned in the post.

>
> > When companies
> > take the time to bad mouth you it is because they perceive a
> threat.
>
> That in turn requires a large enough user base for the company to
> notice, not a paid analyst, no matter how well we informed.

That has already happened. It is why PR firms are looking for quotes/info from the project.

>
> Regards
>
> Markus Wanner

Adrian Klaver
aklaver(at)comcast(dot)net

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