Re: Re: [HACKERS] My new job - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Adam Lang wrote:

> Ah but remember... what is a "better RDBMS" to a company may be different
> than one for the open source community.

then that company is welcome to take the open source code, and distribute
it under their own name ... it doesn't affect us any ...

>
> Adam Lang
> Systems Engineer
> Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mitch Vincent" <mitch@venux.net>
> To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 7:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Re: [HACKERS] My new job
>
>
> > But think of the commercial possibilities for a PostgrePinball!
> > :-)
> >
> > This was exactly my point earlier, it's not like GB is going to take
> > PostgreSQL commercial or out of the Open Source community (they're
> business
> > revolves around Open Source products) -- the same guys are developing it
> and
> > they're heading in the same direction that they were 6 months ago before
> GB
> > came onto the scene -- to a better RDBMS!
> >
> > What's in PostgreSQL's best interests is (I think) in Great Bridge's best
> > interest. They want to sell products and services based on or around
> > PostgreSQL. If anything I think we'll see PostgreSQL get a lot better now
> > that the developers can make a living doing what they had previously done
> > away from their "real job".. More power to GB, PostgreSQL and the core
> > developers...
> >
> > -Mitch
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
> > To: "Jason Earl" <jdearl@yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "PostgreSQL-general" <    >
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 3:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Re: [HACKERS] My new job
> >
> >
> > > > Great Bridge is interested in turning PostgreSQL into
> > > > a world class database system.  As users of PostgreSQL
> > > > we all benefit from their paying Bruce (and whoever
> > > > else) to work on it full time.  It's not like Great
> > > > Bridge wants to turn PostgreSQL into a pinball machine
> > > > emulator.
> > >
> > > All right, who leaked the Great Bridge product plans.  :-)
> > >
> > > --
> > >   Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us
> > >   pgman@candle.pha.pa.us               |  (610) 853-3000
> > >   +  If your life is a hard drive,     |  830 Blythe Avenue
> > >   +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
> 19026
> > >
>
>

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