Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Global Development Group

On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Justin Clift wrote:

> Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> > On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Robert Treat wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Well, my previous employer uses postgresql, but they were under constant
> >>assault from their clients to use oracle or db2.  Technically there was no
> >>reason to switch, but if your choice is switch databases or go out of
> >>business, there really isn't much choice.
> >
> >
> > That tells me their clients wanted a commercial database, not one that's
> > open source.  All the marketing in the world won't change that.
>
> Really?
>
> Why do you say that?

Because of this taken from the above quoted text:

"they were under constant assault from their clients to use oracle or db2"

Last I looked neither Oracle or DB2 were open source, but they both just
happen to be commercial and I don't see mysql mentioned.

Anything else you don't understand about that?

Vince.
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