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List:       postgresql-general
Subject:    Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-advocacy] What can we learn from MySQL?
From:       "Joshua D. Drake" <jd () commandprompt ! com>
Date:       2004-04-30 18:20:07
Message-ID: 409298D7.7010400 () commandprompt ! com
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> 
> The difference is that you could now correct for Great Bridge's problems,
> which include but are not limited to:  timing (4 years has changed a lot for
> commercial acceptance of open source), funding ($25m was too much), and
> strategy (this is not an quick attempt to copy Red Hat).
> 
> I think such a project, with the right parameters, is very fundable.  If
> anyone wants to talk about that, you should drop me an email off-list; we're
> probably stepping out of topic for the hacker and advocacy lists.

Why would someone fund a "new" PostgreSQL project when there are several 
viable commercial entities doing the job right now?

J



> 
> -andy
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