> On Thursday 11 March 2004 12:44 am, Richard Huxton wrote:
> > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5171543.html
> >
> > "But open-source databases haven't been a guaranteed path to success. One
> > company, Great Bridge, closed its doors in 2001, after failing to make a
> > business out of the PostgreSQL package.
> >
> > And while top Linux seller Red Hat is trying to expand into software
> > beyond the operating system, it no longer promotes its Red Hat Database,
> > released in 2001, in its list of Red Hat applications."
> >
> > The study itself seems positive from the quotes involved.
>
> Isn't this more evidence of Bruce Momjian's point that we are not tied to
> one company, but we are a true community? One of the companies may fail,
> another company may withdraw some R&D and PR resources, but we still plow
> ahead. We aren't inseperably tied to the fortunes of one, two, or a group
> of companies. We aren't inseparably tied to the fortunes of even specific
> individuals.
>
> This is how we can claim to be more "future-proof" than any other DB out
> there. These companies are gone or are withdrawing some support, but we are
> still here and as vibrant as ever! If the companies and individuals that
> support us now were to go away, we would still be here. What database can
> say that besides us?
Completely agreed. Actually that's the biggest reason why I'm working
on PostgreSQL.
--
Tatsuo Ishii
