Re: Humor me: Postgresql vs. MySql (esp. licensing)

From: Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com>
To: Randolf Richardson <rr(at)8x(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Humor me: Postgresql vs. MySql (esp. licensing)
Date: 2003-11-26 20:44:27
Message-ID: 3FC510AB.7090405@Yahoo.com
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Randolf Richardson wrote:

>> And if you start publishing results, MySQL AB might be able to send
>> "attack lawyers" at you, irrespective of whether there's a case with
>
> They can do this regardless of what statements are made. In fact,
> they could even take issue with something completely irrelevant and,
> although the courts may laugh it out of the courtroom, it could be very
> much like a DoS attack, but I doubt MySQL would be so bold since it would
> likely be portrayed as bad publicity from the anti-corporation types who
> seem to be quite easy to find in just about every open source community.

You didn't follow the MySQL vs. NuSphere (aka PeerDirect) clash? It's
been even on our mailing lists, search the archives.

Jan

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