Thread: Contents of greatbridge.com?
Hi, Does anyone know if the contents of Greatbridge.com is anywhere? Someone told me that they had a good article comparing PostgreSQL to other databases, which I would like to read - except that the site has disappeared :-( Thanks,
From what I understand they went out of business. I have not seen the site morrored anywhere. I wonder what this means for the future of PostgreSQL? Tommy "reywob" <xr256205@europe.com> wrote in message news:1b723eb7.0110091024.72687ee6@posting.google.com... > Hi, > > Does anyone know if the contents of Greatbridge.com is anywhere? > Someone told me that they had a good article comparing PostgreSQL to > other databases, which I would like to read - except that the site has > disappeared :-( > > Thanks,
On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Tommy wrote:
> >From what I understand they went out of business. I have not seen the site
> morrored anywhere.
>
> I wonder what this means for the future of PostgreSQL?
You must be new here 'cuze this has been covered many times in the
last few weeks.
PostgreSQL is not now, nor has it ever been a product or property of
Great Bridge. PostgreSQL, Inc has been around longer than Great Bridge
and is still running just fine. In fact there's currently nine companies
listed on the PostgreSQL website that do the exact same thing as GB,
among them is PostgreSQL, Inc, and RedHat.
The projects website is, or is about to be available at
http://gborg.postgresql.org
So to answer your question about what the future is for PostgreSQL? Just
as bright as ever.
Vince.
>
> Tommy
>
> "reywob" <xr256205@europe.com> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone know if the contents of Greatbridge.com is anywhere?
> > Someone told me that they had a good article comparing PostgreSQL to
> > other databases, which I would like to read - except that the site has
> > disappeared :-(
> >
> > Thanks,
>
>
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--- Tommy <tmartin1@telocity.com> wrote: > From what I understand they went out of business. I have not > seen the site > morrored anywhere. > > I wonder what this means for the future of PostgreSQL? I would imagine that it would slow down the development a bit until things settle down. However, I saw that Tom and Bruce have been making changes to the CVS in preparation for release 7.2 so I would not be concerned. Also, keep in mind that Red Hat has a large stake in PostgreSQL now so I would imagine that they will contribute more now than they did in the past. No one has mentioned it so far, but I wonder if any of the Great Bridge people were hired by Red Hat? They were interested in buying Great Bridge in the past. It would seem logical that they would try. Brent __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
> --- Tommy <tmartin1@telocity.com> wrote: > > From what I understand they went out of business. I have not > > seen the site > > morrored anywhere. > > > > I wonder what this means for the future of PostgreSQL? > > I would imagine that it would slow down the development a bit > until things settle down. However, I saw that Tom and Bruce > have been making changes to the CVS in preparation for release > 7.2 so I would not be concerned. Also, keep in mind that Red > Hat has a large stake in PostgreSQL now so I would imagine that > they will contribute more now than they did in the past. No one > has mentioned it so far, but I wonder if any of the Great Bridge > people were hired by Red Hat? They were interested in buying > Great Bridge in the past. It would seem logical that they would > try. Uhh, Tom and I are still on severance so we have some time to kill. :-) We also don't feel we have to spend too much time looking for new employment, if you know what I mean. -- 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
> Uhh, Tom and I are still on severance so we have some time to kill. :-) > We also don't feel we have to spend too much time looking for new > employment, if you know what I mean. Sorry. I should have spoken only for myself and not for Tom. -- 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
>> No one has mentioned it so far, but I wonder if any of the Great
>> Bridge people were hired by Red Hat?
The reason it hasn't been mentioned is that negotiations are still
in play. I believe I can safely say that RH hasn't hired any ex-GB
people yet ... but I doubt that will hold true for long ...
regards, tom lane