| From: | Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de> |
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| To: | Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Richard Broersma <richard(dot)broersma(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: EDB taking over? Another heart attack. |
| Date: | 2009-07-09 16:44:56 |
| Message-ID: | 4A561E88.9010509@pse-consulting.de |
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Dave Page wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Andreas Pflug<pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de> wrote:
>
>
>> Hm, what's objective? Maybe I should have explained a little more for
>> non-Daves :-) I was referring to a pgadmin-vs-edb licencing issue. Dave
>> handled it back then on behalf of the pgadmin community.
>>
>
> Oh, that. Yes, after badgering by me, EnterpriseDB first fulfilled
> their obligations of the licence which they messed up initially, and
> some months later provided us with a second-hand Mac to allow me to
> work on the Mac port.
>
> I don't think that constitutes being bought though. They did that a
> couple of years later with the promise of a nice salary in return for
> working for them on Postgres and pgAdmin :-)
>
No, the Mac was just a preparation; in hindsight, it was a strategic
move. They get what they want.
Regards,
Andreas
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