Re: a letter rec'd from MySQL - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

Decibel! wrote:
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> Wow, did they really say "is the recognize leader"?

Yes, they meant they can recognize _a_ leader, and that is us.  ;-)

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> On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 01:49:41PM -0400, Mike Ellsworth wrote:
> > Ireceived the letter below a few minutes ago.
> > I am far from saying this approach should .... or even could .. be
> > mimicked/altered for PG, however I thought it might be interesting to
> > consider a PG variant and also offer a pleasant diversion to the Name
> > Change thread.
> >
> > Letter below.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike Ellsworth
> >
> > _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _
> >  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _
> > Dear Sir or Madam:
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
>
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> Decibel!, aka Jim C. Nasby, Database Architect  decibel@decibel.org
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