I think most people would agree that a large part of MySQL's audience has come from the bundling of MySQL libraries with PHP. Getting PostgreSQL to fill this void would be a very positive development.
If concerns about licensing are a major driver here, I would think that PostgreSQL's simple Berkeley license would compare very favorably to the tangled web of Interbase history of corporate intrigue and community forking. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Momjian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Josh Berkus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Joe Conway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Advocacy (PostgreSQL)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PostgreSQL-general" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [GENERAL] [pgsql-advocacy] interesting PHP/MySQL thread > Josh Berkus wrote: > > Joe, > > > > > Interesting thread (php-dev subj: removing bundled libmysql): > > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=105621066832429&w=2 > > > > > > I particularly liked this post: > > > (http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=105621207500778&w=2) > > > > Boy, Monty's making friends all over, ain't he? > > [ CC to general.] > > [ MySQL changes client library to GPL.] > > This is _very_ interesting, and not surprising. MySQL got users to > adopt MySQL, then they change the client license to get users to > purchase commercial, non-GPL licenses. > > We need to use this opportunity to encourage PHP folks to switch to > PostgreSQL. > > Notice the second URL mentions Interbase before PostgreSQL, which I find > curious. > > -- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road > + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
