Re: [pgsql-advocacy] MySQL gets $19.5 MM

On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 10:00:12AM -0700, Dennis Gearon wrote:
> That's a good, mabye better model!
> ...
> >I disagree.  I think what PostgreSQL really needs is a few companies
> >who are willing to underwrite a developer or two a piece.  Or, maybe
> >more precisely, _several_ companies to do that.  The only thing
> >currently missing in the community, therefore, is the "several" part,
> >IMO.

There are some, but I still disagree. The biggest advantage of PostgreSQL in my
opinion has always been that it's a community project and not driven by
some commercial interests. I also do not agree that IBM is so important
for Linux. IBM helps yes, but there's also a huge risk. Paying people
unselfishly to do community work is a very difficult business model.

It's different if some companies are willing to pay for some
improvements on PGSQL because they want to use it. This is a valid
business decision. And the companies with the PGSQL developers can
handle these contracts and generate some profit.

Michael
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