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From: "Ned Lilly" <ned@nedscape.com>
To: "Advocacy (PostgreSQL)" <pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org>,
	"PostgreSQL-general" <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
References: <200306222159.h5MLxT720807@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] interesting PHP/MySQL thread
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 19:51:14 -0400
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I think most people would agree that a large part of MySQL's audience has c=
ome from the bundling of MySQL libraries with PHP.  Getting PostgreSQL to f=
ill this void would be a very positive development.

If concerns about licensing are a major driver here, I would think that Pos=
tgreSQL's simple Berkeley license would compare very favorably to the tangl=
ed web of Interbase history of corporate intrigue and community forking.


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From: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: "Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com>
Cc: "Joe Conway" <mail@joeconway.com>; "Advocacy (PostgreSQL)" <pgsql-advoc=
acy@postgresql.org>; "PostgreSQL-general" <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] [pgsql-advocacy] interesting PHP/MySQL thread


> Josh Berkus wrote:
> > Joe,
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> > > Interesting thread (php-dev subj: removing bundled libmysql):
> > >    http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=3Dphp-dev&m=3D105621066832429&w=3D2
> > >
> > > I particularly liked this post:
> > > (http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=3Dphp-dev&m=3D105621207500778&w=3D2)
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> > Boy, Monty's making friends all over, ain't he?
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> [ CC to general.]
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> [ MySQL changes client library to GPL.]
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> 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.
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> We need to use this opportunity to encourage PHP folks to switch to
> PostgreSQL.
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> Notice the second URL mentions Interbase before PostgreSQL, which I find
> curious.
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