| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Of Conventions: PHPCon & Comdex |
| Date: | 2003-11-13 05:34:59 |
| Message-ID: | 200311130534.hAD5Yx328665@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> > That upset me because I assumed
> > open source development communities were just all big, happy places, but
> > the reality I now know is quite different. That scared me and I
> > realized it could happen to PostgreSQL one day if we are not diligent.
>
> Hmmm ... try joining a corporate sponsored OSS project, like one sponsored by
> Sun or IBM. So political it's like running for a local office.
>
> One of the things I love about the PostgreSQL project is that nobody on the
> project considers it acceptable to put their ego ahead of PostgreSQL's growth
> & survival.
Yep, that's it in a nutshell.
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