Re: Unsupported 3rd-party solutions (Was: Few questions on - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Unsupported 3rd-party solutions (Was: Few questions on
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Msg-id 200408222243.i7MMhfX01488@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Unsupported 3rd-party solutions (Was: Few questions  (Thomas Hallgren <thhal@mailblocks.com>)
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Thomas Hallgren wrote:
> I see PostgreSQL taking a major leap forward with 8.0. You will
> undoubtedly appeal to a much larger market. That in turn will increase
> the pressure. You are getting increasingly popular and somehow you must
> see to that this popularity is reflected in the amount of sponsoring
> that you receive. If you don't, you will face even bigger resource
> problems in the future.
>
> A good way to appeal to sponsors is to extend what you do today to
> include more features so what I'm suggesting would probably be a good
> thing in that respect.
>
> Perhaps I'm a bit to visionary. But I really think you (the core
> commitee) need to consider this.

I have already heard from one company-sponsored guy who might want to
take this on, so there is hope.

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