Re: Publishing and PostgreSQL

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Jonathan Gennick <jgennick(at)oreilly(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Publishing and PostgreSQL
Date: 2005-08-11 00:22:36
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> If your average spend on books per download of PostgreSQL is about 6
> cents, I think there's something wrong somewhere. [775,000 downloads
> this year]

Yes but how many of those downloads turned into someone actually using
the software? Probably 5%. How many of those downloads are from people
who already use the software? I have downloaded it myself probably 30
times this year.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> Mind you, a salutory lesson for us all....
>
> Best Regards, Simon Riggs
>
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