Re: Of Conventions: PHPCon & Comdex

Josh Berkus wrote:
> > That upset me because I assumed
> > open source development communities were just all big, happy places, but
> > the reality I now know is quite different.  That scared me and I
> > realized it could happen to PostgreSQL one day if we are not diligent.
>
> Hmmm ... try joining a corporate sponsored OSS project, like one sponsored by
> Sun or IBM.   So political it's like running for a local office.
>
> One of the things I love about the PostgreSQL project is that nobody on the
> project considers it acceptable to put their ego ahead of PostgreSQL's growth
> & survival.

Yep, that's it in a nutshell.

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