[pgsql-advocacy] Using Religion to make a case for the BSD(PostgreSQL) licencse
Richard Broersma
Postgresql but latter boils down to a GPL vs. BSD arguement.
My opinion about the author is that he or she was pretty bold
regarding the religious illustration used in the argument. I think I
would have been fired on the spot if I distributed an internal email
with a similar argument.
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Adrian Klaver
> I just read an interesting article which starts out as a MySQL vs.
> Postgresql but latter boils down to a GPL vs. BSD arguement.
>
> http://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/28665/internal-email-on-why-a-software-
>company-migrates-away-from-mysql/
>
> My opinion about the author is that he or she was pretty bold
> regarding the religious illustration used in the argument. I think I
> would have been fired on the spot if I distributed an internal email
> with a similar argument.
>
Well the author was the CEO, so he was immune :) In any case it was a good
analogy.
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> Regards,
> Richard Broersma Jr.
>
> Visit the Los Angeles PostgreSQL Users Group (LAPUG)
> http://pugs.postgresql.org/lapug
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Adrian Klaver
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Bruce Momjian
> I just read an interesting article which starts out as a MySQL vs.
> Postgresql but latter boils down to a GPL vs. BSD arguement.
>
> http://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/28665/internal-email-on-why-a-software-company-migrates-away-from-mysql/
>
> My opinion about the author is that he or she was pretty bold
> regarding the religious illustration used in the argument. I think I
> would have been fired on the spot if I distributed an internal email
> with a similar argument.
I am not sure I fully understand the author's point, but it was
certainly interesting, and the "force charity" line is right on the
mark.
I am not sure we should avoid historical analogies just because they
reference religious history --- the analogy seemed reasonable, meaning
he didn't go out of his way to reference religious history, but rather
it made sense to the author. I would hate to think that people can't
express themselves in that way.
The reference to "Ingres" was surprising because we rarely hear of
migrations to Ingres. I personally found the "Why not Ingres" line
humorous. (OK, I am a bad boy.) ;-)
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Andrej
> The reference to "Ingres" was surprising because we rarely hear of
> migrations to Ingres. I personally found the "Why not Ingres" line
> humorous. (OK, I am a bad boy.) ;-)
That's five hail Mary's and 10 bucks in collect for you ...
;D
Cheers,
Andrej
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