Congratulations, that's an amazing honor.
I have been keeping my eye out, why is this not news? I expected to see
this story on slashdot or similar news outlets.
I hope it translates into some results for EDB and PostgreSQL.
Regards,
Jeff Davis
Andy Astor wrote:
> To Everyone in the PostgreSQL Community:
>
> We just wrapped up our first Linux World, and I wanted to take the
> opportunity to report in on a couple of issues.
>
> First, as some of you may already know, EnterpriseDB received the "Best
> Database Solution" award from the Linux World judges, beating out MySQL,
> Oracle, and DB2. Needless to say, we are more than pleased with this
> result, especially since EDB has only been in the marketplace for 10
> weeks.
>
> But the truth is that EDB did not win this award...We all won it
> together. EDB is based entirely on PostgreSQL, and it is that underlying
> database technology that made it possible for EDB to receive this honor.
> Not to get all mushy about this, but we are in this together, and I just
> want to say Thank You. We will continue to do everything we can to
> support the community and the ongoing development of PostgreSQL.
> (PostgreSQL was not up for the award, btw, only because it didn't have a
> its own booth at the show...)
>
> I'd also like to comment on two other issues while I'm yapping away
> here...
>
> First, unlike Al Gore, EDB did not invent the internet, and it also does
> not "make a database called PostgreSQL." One of the truths about
> journalists is that they get a lot wrong. eWEEK got that one wrong.
>
> And while we're on the topic, let me also be clear about another
> statement in the same article, which stated that "SCO has added open
> source database [vendor] EnterpriseDB to its partner list." While it is
> true that EDB has agreed to qualify on the SCO platform, there is no
> 'partnership' beyond that. The business reason for the qualification is
> simple: There are many customers on the SCO platform who are not
> receiving high-quality support from their database vendor, and who may
> be interested in an alternative, particularly one that offers
> compatibility with their existing applications. We plan to provide this
> alternative. Qualification on SCO is similar to qualifying on Solaris,
> OS/X, or Windows.
>
> Again, the main message here is one of appreciation and obligation to
> the community. Thanks,
>
> -- Andy
>
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