Re: Democracy and organisation : let's make a revolution in

Tom Lane wrote:
> Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
> > Frankly, my feeling is, as a "geek-to-geek" product, PostgreSQL is already
> > adequately marketed through our huge network of DBA users and code
> > contributors.
>
> Well, mumble ... it seems to me that we are definitely suffering from
> a "buzz gap" (cf missile gap, Dr Strangelove, etc) compared to MySQL.
> That doesn't bother me in itself, but the long-term implications are
> scary. If MySQL manages to attract a larger development community as
> a consequence of more usage or better marketing, then eventually they
> will be ahead of us on features and every other measure that counts.
> Once we're number two with no prayer of catching up, how long will our
> project remain viable? So, no matter how silly you might think
> "MySQL is better" is today, you've got to consider the prospect that
> it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

OK, I want to know, does anyone see MySQL gaining in market share in
comparison to PostgreSQL, or is MySQL gaining against other databases?
Is MySQL gaining sites faster than we are gaining sites?

Every indication I can see is that PostgreSQL is gaining on MySQL.

The Linux/FreeBSD comparison is potent. Does PostgreSQL remain a niche
player? Does *BSD remain a niche player?

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