| From: | Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au> |
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| To: | Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase |
| Date: | 2005-10-17 14:46:40 |
| Message-ID: | 4353B950.2060208@familyhealth.com.au |
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> Please don't make this assumption. PostgreSQL is *very* much on their radar,
> and probably represents the biggest long-term threat to their core database
> business at the moment. We got a hint of that during the .org bidding, but
> for now it is in Oracle's interest not to call attention to PostgreSQL.
> The last thing they want is publicity for the project. We may be a harder
> target to hurt than MySQL, but we are a target, make no mistake about it.
> I'm sure PostgreSQL is on the radar of Sybase, Microsoft, and IBM as well.
And they probably read every word we write ;)
Chris
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