Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase
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Msg-id 4353B950.2060208@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase  (Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>)
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> Please don't make this assumption. PostgreSQL is *very* much on their radar,
> and probably represents the biggest long-term threat to their core database
> business at the moment. We got a hint of that during the .org bidding, but
> for now it is in Oracle's interest not to call attention to PostgreSQL.
> The last thing they want is publicity for the project. We may be a harder
> target to hurt than MySQL, but we are a target, make no mistake about it.
> I'm sure PostgreSQL is on the radar of Sybase, Microsoft, and IBM as well.

And they probably read every word we write ;)

Chris

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