Robert, Chris,
> I think the article was accurate (well on this point anyway)... most
> developers were, and still are, unaware of EnterpriseDB's interaction with
> the community, so it seems pretty natural to me you wouldn't have
> remembered much about them.
Pretty much. It's normal for a pre-launch company to contact a couple of key
Core members but insist on secrecy until they're public. In the US, it's
the law (SOX). The only companies who have launched PostgreSQL-related
offerings in the last 3 years which have been a surprise were Metapa and
Netezza (and both companies have friendly relationships with us now, alougth
only Metapa/GreenPlum has contributed to date).
Obviously, though, I should have followed up here with commentary about
EnterpriseDB after they launched. Sorry, I've been pulled in a lot of
different directions lately.
I did contact Lisa Vaas and fill her in.
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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco