I think most people would agree that a large part of MySQL's audience has come from the bundling of MySQL libraries
withPHP. Getting PostgreSQL to fill this void would be a very positive development.
If concerns about licensing are a major driver here, I would think that PostgreSQL's simple Berkeley license would
comparevery favorably to the tangled web of Interbase history of corporate intrigue and community forking.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: "Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com>
Cc: "Joe Conway" <mail@joeconway.com>; "Advocacy (PostgreSQL)" <pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org>; "PostgreSQL-general"
<pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] [pgsql-advocacy] interesting PHP/MySQL thread
> Josh Berkus wrote:
> > Joe,
> >
> > > Interesting thread (php-dev subj: removing bundled libmysql):
> > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=105621066832429&w=2
> > >
> > > I particularly liked this post:
> > > (http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=105621207500778&w=2)
> >
> > Boy, Monty's making friends all over, ain't he?
>
> [ CC to general.]
>
> [ MySQL changes client library to GPL.]
>
> This is _very_ interesting, and not surprising. MySQL got users to
> adopt MySQL, then they change the client license to get users to
> purchase commercial, non-GPL licenses.
>
> We need to use this opportunity to encourage PHP folks to switch to
> PostgreSQL.
>
> Notice the second URL mentions Interbase before PostgreSQL, which I find
> curious.
>
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