Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0

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> Yes, but it is not our purpose to promote those beyond what we do on the
> main web page.
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> Basically, I see you and Marc, both selling commercial replication
> solutions, arguing we shouldn't mention Slony, and everyone else saying
> we should. Are you guys being unbiased in your evaluation of mentioning
> Slony. I don't think your commercial interests should affect your
> opinion in this matter. I am not sure they are, but I have to ask.

I have zero problem mentioning Slony. I am just advocating being fair to
other products/projects in the same vein.

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>>Why shouldn't a PostgreSQL press release then mention closed source
>>applications?
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> Why should we if we have an open source version that is as good?

Because "as good" is arbitrary. Slony is a very different beast than
replicator. I don't believe you could quantify whether either is better
than the other because they serve very different needs.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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