Re: Fast Forward (fwd)

the thing that pissed me off the most, and set me off, was the totally
blatant errors ... we've had other articles written, with a GB slant to
them, that didn't get my feathers in a ruffle ... the fact that they
*talked* with GB, got quotes from them and some of their partners, and
*still* got the facts wrong, is what got me heated ...

On Sun, 15 Apr 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> >
> > Here's my response to the inaccurate article cmp produced.  After
> > chatting with Marc I decided to post it myself.
> >
> > Since I know Ned reads this list, I formally request that he also
> > insists PUBLICALLY that cmp correct their inaccuracies.  I'm rather
> > disappointed (for lack of a more descriptive word) that Bruce has not
> > already done so.
>
> OK, I read the article.  Seems there are two major mistakes.  First,
> they equate Great Bridge with PostgreSQL, and second, they don't know
> the history of PostgreSQL.
>
> If they fixed those two mistakes, the article would be OK.  Seems like
> they have already been contacted and hopefully they will correct this.
> (Not sure how they do that.)
>
> In reading the article, I have to ask myself, "How upset would I be if
> they had equated PostgreSQL, Inc or another company with PostgreSQL?"
> Well, I certainly wouldn't like it, and would try to get it corrected.
> However, I wouldn't consider it a major problem.  The press makes
> mistakes like this all the time, and this press outlet is just too small
> to worry about.
>
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