Re: Commercial postgresql - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Christopher Browne
Subject Re: Commercial postgresql
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Msg-id m3d6emc4fm.fsf@chvatal.cbbrowne.com
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In response to Commercial postgresql  (Bo Lorentsen <bl@netgroup.dk>)
List pgsql-general
Oops! Jacob Hanson <jacobhanson@firsthealth.com> was seen spray-painting on a wall:
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:18:14 +0200 (CEST), peter_e@gmx.net (Peter
> Eisentraut) wrote:
>>many, but it's usually difficult to get customers to agree to this sort of
>>thing.
>
> Why is that?

Because:

1.  What tools they use may be something they consider a "competitive
    advantage."

2.  If they go on a list like this, they become _obvious_ targets for
    Oracle sales people and such.

Those reasons may occasionally be overcome, but that doesn't make them
irrelevant.
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