>>However, I also believe that Mammoth Replicator would deserve equal
>>mention, especially since Mammoth Replicator is more mature and they
>>really are different products that serve a similar but not identical
>>purpose.
>
>
> So even though Slony is free and open source and Mammoth Replicator is
> proprietary, you think we should give them equal mention?
Yes. It is based on best tool for the job, not OSS versus non OSS.
>
> By that logic, if Powergres was based on 8.0 code, we would mention that
> along with the Win32 port mention? That doesn't make sense to me.
Yep. See above.
> (Powergres is threaded so it would have some distinction compared to our
> community Win32 implementation.) ]
Yes, and if it was based on 8.0 code -- I would probably promote it over
our implementation because it is threaded and in theory would perform
better than our implementation. Obviously I would test and confirm.
> Again, you make no distinction between propriety and free software, even
> though our community is about free software, and not proprietary
> software. That seem like a disconnect to me.
Who says the community is all about free software? I don't know any
GPLites in the community (o.k. I know a few, but they are the minority).
I thought BSD was all about the best tool for the job?
I use what tool works best for me and my customers. I started using
PostgreSQL because it was better than MySQL (and still is). I started
using Linux because I need a good OS for creating an ISP.
I also use Xig which is closed source, because the X community doesn't
come close to providing a competitive solution.
I am about the overall promotion of PostgreSQL, which is why I am part
of the advocacy group. Would I have a problem promoting a company if
that company took PostgreSQL, closed sourced it, and never gave anything
back? Absolutely that falls under ethics.
Do I have a problem promoting SRA as a community member? Not in the least.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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