| From: | The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| To: | Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Dennis Gearon <gearond(at)cvc(dot)net>, Andrew Sullivan <andrew(at)libertyrms(dot)info>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] MySQL gets $19.5 MM |
| Date: | 2003-06-21 00:10:57 |
| Message-ID: | 20030620211004.H51411@hub.org |
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On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Michael Meskes wrote:
> There are some, but I still disagree. The biggest advantage of
> PostgreSQL in my opinion has always been that it's a community project
> and not driven by some commercial interests. I also do not agree that
> IBM is so important for Linux. IBM helps yes, but there's also a huge
> risk. Paying people unselfishly to do community work is a very difficult
> business model.
In fact ... from what I've been reading, IBM is pretty much what put Linux
onto SCO's radar ... until there were 'big backers', according to one
article I read, who was SCO going to sue? Linus?
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