Re: [HACKERS] off topic - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] off topic
Date
Msg-id 200001201721.MAA06736@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] off topic  (Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>)
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> > How do the programmers here get paid?
> > 1. You do this in your spare time and dont get paid.
> 
> Bingo!

I will give him a double-bingo!

> 
> > 2. Your day job encourages you to spend some of your time
> > developing the db that your company uses.
> 
> I know a few developers are in this category.
> 
> > 4. You are all independently wealthy and do this for the fun of it.
> 
> I could see this as something to do in retirement; a bunch of cranky
> 70 year olds debating the next development for Postgres isn't a pretty
> thought however...

We are cranky enough.  "You want to add feature X.  We don't think that
is a good idea."  :-)

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