Re: developer.com: PostgreSQL is the "Database of the year"

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On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:19:14 +0000
Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:

> If we beat somebody in a fair fight, we should say so. I haven't
> suggested running them down, just saying we beat them. If people don't
> know who we beat, they might just think the competition was Access and
> Ingres.
>
> Nothing wrong in giving a press release some teeth.

In general I agree with you. However we need to be careful here. For
example, the lead in quote we have for the 8.3 press release is from a
VP at Sun.

If it were up to me, we would never put a quote from a PostgreSQL
company in the PR. It should only be from actual users. I mean who
really cares that a PostgreSQL company thinks that PostgreSQL is great?

Let's hear from Etsy, ADP, Macrovision, Steel Rubber Products, Pagesix,
NOAA, NASA etc...

I would also note that it is likely too late to do this for 8.3.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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