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On 11/3/25 08:01, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Mon, Nov  3, 2025 at 04:39:45PM +0100, rainer@ultra-secure.de wrote:
>> Am 2025-11-03 16:08, schrieb Bruce Momjian:

> I will admit that companies are better at integrating with external
> vendors, particulary hardware vendors.  There is an organization
> mismatch betwween the community and companies, and the community
> basically forces companies to intract on community terms --- companies
> are a more natural iteraction for other companies.

Again a distinction without a difference.

If you go here:

https://www.postgresql.org/community/contributors/

and look at the names under Core Team and Major Contributors, out of 59 
names only 6 do not list a company name. Companies live at the heart of 
the community. Hence the the policy of no company having no more then 
50%(?) of the Core team.


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Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com