From: Robert Bernier <robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca>
To: pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: EnterpriseDB Postgres
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 11:58:01 -0400
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Peter,

On Wednesday 8 August 2007 11:36, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 8. August 2007 17:14 schrieb Lukas Kahwe Smith:
> > I read about EnterpriseDB PostGres [1] today. Guess since its open
> > source it does not contain DynaTune (or what their auto tuning feature
> > for EnterpriseDB is called). Might be a nice addition to be able to get
> > this unbundled as a binary .. for this distribution? At any rate another
> > PostgreSQL distribution, well not another actually its "the first-ever
> > professional-grade distribution".
> 
> It's basically PostgreSQL and regular add-on components installed in an 
> unusual way.  Certainly not the first, and arguably not professional.
> 
> 
http://people.planetpostgresql.org/peter/index.php?/archives/9-EnterpriseDB-and-the-Professional-Grade.html

I appreciate the analysis you reported on your blog.

The PR firm, Prequent, Inc. made the announcement, Might I suggest that 
somebody from this company, http://www.prequent.com/about-us.html, get on the 
advocacy list so as to get up to become sensitized to the salient issues.

Robert