Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Global Development Group

From: Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Date: 2002-12-08 01:58:41
Message-ID: 3DF2A751.3040506@postgresql.org
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Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Robert Treat wrote:
>
>
>>Well, my previous employer uses postgresql, but they were under constant
>>assault from their clients to use oracle or db2. Technically there was no
>>reason to switch, but if your choice is switch databases or go out of
>>business, there really isn't much choice.
>
>
> That tells me their clients wanted a commercial database, not one that's
> open source. All the marketing in the world won't change that.

Really?

Why do you say that?

:-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

> Vince.

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