Re: developer.com: PostgreSQL is the "Database of the year" - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Gavin M. Roy
Subject Re: developer.com: PostgreSQL is the "Database of the year"
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In response to Re: developer.com: PostgreSQL is the "Database of the year"  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
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How about something like "beating out all other popular open source and proprietary databases?"

Gavin

On 1/18/08, Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
On Friday 18 January 2008 14:57, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:37:05 +0000
>
> Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> > "PostgreSQL has recently been announced as Winner of Developer.com's
> > Product of the Year 2008, beating both MySQL and Oracle. This follows
> > 5 consecutive Editor's Choice awards from LinuxJournal."
> >
> > It's hot news and important news also, which I think we should include
> > *especially* in light of recent MySQL announcements.
> >
> > I'm not bothered if it can't be translated into all languages in time.
>
> +1
>

-2, as a general rule you should never mention competing products in your
product announcements.

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Robert Treat
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