| From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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| To: | Ron Peterson <ron(dot)peterson(at)yellowbank(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, "Jonah H(dot) Harris" <jonah(dot)harris(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: Sun buys MySQL |
| Date: | 2008-01-17 05:04:17 |
| Message-ID: | 478EE1D1.2070503@commandprompt.com |
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Ron Peterson wrote:
> 2008-01-16_23:17:33-0500 "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>:
> My point was that MySQL could be an acquisition target because they have
> a clearly defined organizational structure; and that they are much more
> valuable to Sun as an acquisition than as a charity case.
Agreed.
> Lacking any
> formal structure, it's difficult to surmise how something similar could
> ever happen to PostgreSQL. It seems to me that situation is at least
> worth examining from time to time.
>
Do not agree. The main body of the community all agree that the "code"
is best left without a formal body. If a company wants to buy into
PostgreSQL they are going to have to do it the old fashion way, earn it.
(code contribution, lots of contributors, lots of contributors, being a
good community member, sucking it up when they are wrong)
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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