Thread: Red Hat DB announced - why not PostgreSQL?
It looks like Red Hat has announced an open source database called Red Hat Database: (via slashdot:) http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010619/tc/red_hat_to_play_in_oracle_s_arena_1.html Why is this not PostgreSQL? Why can't the Red Hat folks sell support to PostgreSQL, rather than developing another open source database and supporting that? Is it a conflict with GreatBridge? This looks like it could have been a great opportunity for PostgreSQL.... - Adam -- Adam Rossi President, PlatinumSolutions, Inc. adam.rossi@platinumsolutions.com http://www.platinumsolutions.com P.O. Box 31 Oakton, VA 22124 PH: 703.471.9793 FAX: 703.471.7140
It's surely based on something else. If it's not, it's initial release
probably won't be worth anything.. I was surprised to see that they didn't
mention what it was based on however I'm sure we'll find out soon....
Redhat will probably wrap up PG or Interbase and sell it with a support
contract... Oh wait, they did that before with something -- what could that
be? *thinks* :-)
-Mitch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Rossi" <adam.rossi@platinumsolutions.com>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 3:39 PM
Subject: [GENERAL] Red Hat DB announced - why not PostgreSQL?
> It looks like Red Hat has announced an open source database called Red Hat
> Database:
>
> (via slashdot:)
>
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010619/tc/red_hat_to_play_in_oracle_s_aren
a_1.html
>
> Why is this not PostgreSQL? Why can't the Red Hat folks sell support to
> PostgreSQL, rather than developing another open source database and
> supporting that? Is it a conflict with GreatBridge? This looks like it
could
> have been a great opportunity for PostgreSQL....
>
> - Adam
>
> --
> Adam Rossi
> President, PlatinumSolutions, Inc.
> adam.rossi@platinumsolutions.com
> http://www.platinumsolutions.com
> P.O. Box 31 Oakton, VA 22124
> PH: 703.471.9793 FAX: 703.471.7140
>
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
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On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 03:39:44PM -0400, Adam Rossi wrote: > It looks like Red Hat has announced an open source database called Red Hat > Database: > > (via slashdot:) > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010619/tc/red_hat_to_play_in_oracle_s_arena_1.html > > Why is this not PostgreSQL? Why can't the Red Hat folks sell support to > PostgreSQL, rather than developing another open source database and > supporting that? Is it a conflict with GreatBridge? This looks like it could > have been a great opportunity for PostgreSQL.... This article was written based on some very vague statements made during a non-technical conference call. I think it would be worth waiting to see what is formally announced before running too far with speculation about it. Zach -- xach@xach.com Zachary Beane http://www.xach.com/
What makes you think it isn't postgreSQL? Some people are saying that it is. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Rossi" <adam.rossi@platinumsolutions.com> To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 3:39 PM Subject: [GENERAL] Red Hat DB announced - why not PostgreSQL? > It looks like Red Hat has announced an open source database called Red Hat > Database: > > (via slashdot:) > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010619/tc/red_hat_to_play_in_oracle_s_aren a_1.html > > Why is this not PostgreSQL? Why can't the Red Hat folks sell support to > PostgreSQL, rather than developing another open source database and > supporting that? Is it a conflict with GreatBridge? This looks like it could > have been a great opportunity for PostgreSQL.... > > - Adam > > -- > Adam Rossi > President, PlatinumSolutions, Inc. > adam.rossi@platinumsolutions.com > http://www.platinumsolutions.com > P.O. Box 31 Oakton, VA 22124 > PH: 703.471.9793 FAX: 703.471.7140 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > >
> It looks like Red Hat has announced an open source database called Red Hat > Database: > > (via slashdot:) > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010619/tc/red_hat_to_play_in_oracle_s_ar ena_1.html > > Why is this not PostgreSQL? Why can't the Red Hat folks sell support to > PostgreSQL, rather than developing another open source database and > supporting that? Is it a conflict with GreatBridge? This looks like it could > have been a great opportunity for PostgreSQL.... If it's "Red Hat Database", then not only does it promote their brand and supposed worth, then people will more readily come to them for a support contract. If it were Postgres, they'd probably just sign up to the mailing list. : ) steve