Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com>, Dan Langille <dan(at)langille(dot)org>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0
Date: 2004-08-13 14:08:01
Message-ID: 200408131408.i7DE81s18240@candle.pha.pa.us
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Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Jan Wieck wrote:
>
> > Every time PostgreSQL is discussed, be that slashdot or LWN or other
> > forums or even interviews with any of out competitors, the statement is
> > "doesn't have replication". If we avoid the topic in our 8.0 press
> > release and leave out the word replication, instead of pointing to the
> > reasons why it is *better not to have replication builtin*, we will
> > lose. People will read the press release, don't see the word
> > replication, so "No Replication - checkmark".
>
> Except that "Have Replication" to those claiming 'No Replicatin' means
> "Integrated with the Server", we still don't *have* Replication in their
> minds, no matter how many external projects that do it we mention ;(

Both Joshua Drake and Marc sell commercial replication solutions. Do
you think it is fair of the community to mention BSD-licensed
replication solutions in our press release while not mentioning
commercial ones?

I do.

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