Re: An Open Letter from EnterpriseDB
От | Jeff Davis |
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Тема | Re: An Open Letter from EnterpriseDB |
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Msg-id | 42FFDADA.4080908@empires.org обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | An Open Letter from EnterpriseDB ("Andy Astor" <andya@enterprisedb.com>) |
Список | pgsql-advocacy |
Congratulations, that's an amazing honor. I have been keeping my eye out, why is this not news? I expected to see this story on slashdot or similar news outlets. I hope it translates into some results for EDB and PostgreSQL. Regards, Jeff Davis Andy Astor wrote: > To Everyone in the PostgreSQL Community: > > We just wrapped up our first Linux World, and I wanted to take the > opportunity to report in on a couple of issues. > > First, as some of you may already know, EnterpriseDB received the "Best > Database Solution" award from the Linux World judges, beating out MySQL, > Oracle, and DB2. Needless to say, we are more than pleased with this > result, especially since EDB has only been in the marketplace for 10 > weeks. > > But the truth is that EDB did not win this award...We all won it > together. EDB is based entirely on PostgreSQL, and it is that underlying > database technology that made it possible for EDB to receive this honor. > Not to get all mushy about this, but we are in this together, and I just > want to say Thank You. We will continue to do everything we can to > support the community and the ongoing development of PostgreSQL. > (PostgreSQL was not up for the award, btw, only because it didn't have a > its own booth at the show...) > > I'd also like to comment on two other issues while I'm yapping away > here... > > First, unlike Al Gore, EDB did not invent the internet, and it also does > not "make a database called PostgreSQL." One of the truths about > journalists is that they get a lot wrong. eWEEK got that one wrong. > > And while we're on the topic, let me also be clear about another > statement in the same article, which stated that "SCO has added open > source database [vendor] EnterpriseDB to its partner list." While it is > true that EDB has agreed to qualify on the SCO platform, there is no > 'partnership' beyond that. The business reason for the qualification is > simple: There are many customers on the SCO platform who are not > receiving high-quality support from their database vendor, and who may > be interested in an alternative, particularly one that offers > compatibility with their existing applications. We plan to provide this > alternative. Qualification on SCO is similar to qualifying on Solaris, > OS/X, or Windows. > > Again, the main message here is one of appreciation and obligation to > the community. Thanks, > > -- Andy > > ------------------------ > Andy Astor, CEO > EnterpriseDB Corporation > 777 New Durham Road > Edison, NJ 08817 > Tel 732.331.1310 > www.enterprisedb.com > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings >
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