Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0 - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Dan Langille
Subject Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0
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Msg-id 20040813101404.Q48580@xeon.unixathome.org
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In response to Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0  (Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de>)
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On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Jan Wieck wrote:
> >
> > > Every time PostgreSQL is discussed, be that slashdot or LWN or other
> > > forums or even interviews with any of out competitors, the statement is
> > > "doesn't have replication". If we avoid the topic in our 8.0 press
> > > release and leave out the word replication, instead of pointing to the
> > > reasons why it is *better not to have replication builtin*, we will
> > > lose. People will read the press release, don't see the word
> > > replication, so "No Replication - checkmark".
> >
> > Except that "Have Replication" to those claiming 'No Replicatin' means
> > "Integrated with the Server", we still don't *have* Replication in their
> > minds, no matter how many external projects that do it we mention ;(
>
> Both Joshua Drake and Marc sell commercial replication solutions.  Do
> you think it is fair of the community to mention BSD-licensed
> replication solutions in our press release while not mentioning
> commercial ones?
>
> I do.

Bruce is not alone here.  The community does not exist to promote
commericial solutions.

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