Re: Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues

Robert,

> This is interesting because I just read this article
> (http://www.sdtimes.com/cols/middlewatch.htm) that talks about how
> postgresql is at a disadvantage compared to other open source databases
> because it is produced under a BSD license, and won't have enough
> license revenue to sustain long term viability of postgresql inc, the
> main company behind postgresql.

The guy's an idiot.  "Candian-Based PostgreSQL?"

For that matter, except for Microsoft, license revenue is a *declining* part
of the software picture.   The article writer is talking based on what he
learned selling software for Compaq 10 years ago*, not on any knowledge of
the current market.

(*=hypothetically, I don't actually know the writer's background)

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-Josh Berkus
 Aglio Database Solutions
 San Francisco