Re: PostgreSQL mission statement? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Mark kirkwood
Subject Re: PostgreSQL mission statement?
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Msg-id 1020377391.1259.12.camel@spikey.slithery.org
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL mission statement?  (mlw <markw@mohawksoft.com>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL mission statement?  (Jason Earl <jason.earl@simplot.com>)
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On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 04:25, mlw wrote:

> 
> IMHO, if we can come up with a strong, positive statement, it would help MBA
> trained CIOs and CTOs choose PostgreSQL. To them, it will show a professional
> minded development group, it will be recognizable to them.

I am not so sure about that -

In my experience the things that those guys use to decide on products
are :

1) reference sites
2) official support

(and they like to pay for a product 'cause they are used to doing
it...but lets not go there...)

Personally I find the lack of "business-speak" things (like mission
statements) refeshing, and I see it as part of the "values" that
differentiate open source / community based products from commercial
ones. 

just my NZ4c (=US2c)

Mark




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