On Nov 11, 2004, at 1:56 PM, Max wrote:
I am starting to believe that the issue behind all this fuss is an identity
problem: does postgresql want to play side-by-side with the big database
players and have an official, legal and legitimate newsgroup, or does it
want to stay in the closet ?
Max
Sorry, but I think that's about as silly a statement as I've read on this list. I have never seen
any Oracle, DB2, or Sybase materials that claim 'We're big time - we have a legit
comp..... newsgroup' (that would imply you could get support without paying for it).
Honestly, people here generally don't give a hoot what the other 'big' databases do (which is
as opposite from an identity problem as I can think off). The by-far easiest way to get a proposed
feature rejected is to say 'we should do this because xxxx does it this way'. PR and marketing
are not huge concerns on any of the lists other than advocacy. The various attempts to promote
postgres (commercial or not) have generally been dismal, but somehow the product advances....
That being said, most people can understand that there is/may be a problem with the way the
group is accessed for many people, or the way it should have set up whenever. However,
to a large portion of this group it isn't a pressing issue right off, so there is significant inertia
to overcome.
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