From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>, Dawid Kuroczko <qnex42(at)gmail(dot)com>, John DeSoi <desoi(at)pgedit(dot)com>, Mark Woodward <pgsql(at)mohawksoft(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] [OT] MySQL is bad, but THIS bad? |
Date: | 2006-05-19 21:16:00 |
Message-ID: | 446E3590.20309@commandprompt.com |
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Jim C. Nasby wrote:
>> Yes and no... should MySQL eventually become popular enough that there's
>> little use of PostgreSQL that hurts the community just as much as it
>> hurts our companies. In fact, I'd say it's already hurting the community
>> more than our companies; look at how many people lament about running
>> software XYZ because it only supports MySQL. Or about trying to find
>> PostgreSQL hosting providers.
>
> With Linux, it was open for developers to join in, and that fueled its
> growth. In fact, some say Linux gained only because it was more open
> the *BSD.
I would agree with this. BSD at one time made Linux look like a toy. If
the *core* of the BSD teams would have been more open in there
development, linux would probably be relegated to also ran status.
Fortunately for us, MySQL foster open development, which
> means they will never catch us in the long run.
>
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