Re: Linux New Media Award Winners

From: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: shridhar_daithankar(at)persistent(dot)co(dot)in, <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Linux New Media Award Winners
Date: 2002-12-02 14:09:22
Message-ID: 20021202100806.C6214-100000@hub.org
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Huh? PostgreSQL has won two awards already ... they are sitting at the
shelf at the office, and there were pics distributed both times ...

On Tue, 3 Dec 2002, Justin Clift wrote:

> Shridhar Daithankar wrote:
> >
> > On 2 Dec 2002 at 11:10, Diogo Biazus wrote:
> >
> > > Did anybody see this article on linux magazine:
> > > http://www.linux-magazine.com/Press/Releases
> > >
> > > It shows that PostgreSQL was recognized as the database project that
> > > have done the most to promote free software and advance the use of Linux
> > > worldwide.
>
> Now *that's* pretty cool. :)
>
> > > Just a curiosity, it the first time that PostgreSQL overcame MySQL.
> >
> > In terms of publicity, you means?
>
> In terms of the votes by the judging group (35 people):
>
> In the Databases category, PostgreSQL overtook MySQL for the first time.
>
> Databases
> 1. PostgreSQL 39.6 %
> 2. MySQL 33.7 %
> 3. DB2 9.5 %
>
> Whoooo Hoooo!
>
> :)
>
> Regards and best wishes,
>
> Justin Clift
>
>
> > Bye
> > Shridhar
> >
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