Re: Change to EnterpriseDB website - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Change to EnterpriseDB website
Date
Msg-id 469D654E.2000308@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: Change to EnterpriseDB website  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> That was fast, in fact, 200% faster than I expected.  ;-)
>

>> To:
>> EnterpriseDB substantially enhanced PostgreSQL, the world's most
>> advanced open source database, to create the EnterpriseDB Database
>> Server. The product retains the legendary stability and reliability of
>> PostgreSQL while adding Oracle compatibility and DynaTune(tm), an
>> automated tuning function that reduces the need to continually manage
>> performance.
>>
>> We will be making the same change to our data sheet as well.


Looks great!

Joshua D. Drake



>>
>>
>> Derek M. Rodner
>> Director, Product Strategy
>> EnterpriseDB Corporation
>> 732.331.1333 office
>> 484.252.1943 cell
>> www.enterprisedb.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pgsql-advocacy-owner@postgresql.org
>> [mailto:pgsql-advocacy-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hammond
>> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 6:38 PM
>> To: pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org
>> Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Problem with recent PostgreSQL
>> relatedpressrelease
>>
>> On Jul 14, 3:04 pm, da...@fetter.org (David Fetter) wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 02:06:14PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>>> Dave Page wrote:
>>>>> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>>>>> Dave Page wrote:
>>>>>> PostgreSQL Core is the distribution developed and distributed by
>> the
>>>>>> PostgreSQL.Org community. We are one of the many contributors to
>> this
>>>>>> excellent database software. It is 100% enterprise ready and
>>>>>> commercially supported.
>>>>> Which means what exactly? Precisely nothing as far as whether CMD
>> are
>>>>> THE PostgreSQL Company or A PostgreSQL Company.
>>>> Precisely nothing to you, which I accept. It a differentiating
>> factor
>>>> for us.
>>> It also happens to be objectively false and misleading, as many people
>>> have told you many times.  To take one example, Varlena LLC has been
>>> doing exclusively PostgreSQL for quite some time.  There are other
>>> companies not based in North America that do the same.  Please stop
>>> this, keeping in mind that business in Matthew 7:1-5.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> David
>>> who also does PostgreSQL exclusively, and doesn't work at CMD.
>> To the point, if you are willing to accept that there are companies
>> other than CMD which could be reasonably described as "A PostgreSQL
>> Company" then CMD calling themselves "The PostgreSQL Company" doesn't
>> seem all that reasonable.
>>
>> CMD has a lot to offer as a company. I can't understand why they'd
>> waste the attention of a potential client with what is clearly
>> marketing speak.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
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