Re: Oracle tried to buy MySQL - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Oracle tried to buy MySQL
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Msg-id 43FF47A8.7040907@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: Oracle tried to buy MySQL  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Oracle tried to buy MySQL  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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>> However, since PostgreSQL developers aren't centralized, that would
>> leave Oracle with a problem. Anyone in the world who wanted a job at
>> Oracle could just hack some PostgreSQL code for a couple months :)
>>
>
> Yes, hiring our developers is one of our three risks.  The other two are
> a copyright purchase from the owner (Marc),
I think you mean Trademark, at which point we just change our name so no
big deal.

Joshua D. Drake


>  or a patent attack.
>
>


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