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Re: What so special about PostgreSQL and other RDBMS?

From: Galen Boyer <galenboyer_at_hotpop.com>
Date: 28 May 2004 12:00:06 -0500
Message-ID: <ulljclcae.fsf@standardandpoors.com>


On Fri, 28 May 2004, wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam wrote:
> Howard J. Rogers wrote:
>

>> But doesn't it rather depend on *what* is free and what is
>> being sold?

>
> No. If it is free software, it can't be sold. Or else 2 and 2
> is not 22 and we might as well all surrender to hype.

It most certainly can be sold. The guy selling it gets if for free and then dupes the other guy into buying it from him. Or, in the case of Redhat, they got the software for free and then bottled it up in nice install packages and service agreements.

-- 
Galen Boyer
Received on Fri May 28 2004 - 12:00:06 CDT

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