On Tue, May 15, 2001 at 07:19:01AM -0400, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote: > > Everybody is asking "What is the equivalent of Linux in SQL databases > > ??" > > The answer is "PostgreSQL" RDBMS server. > > Oh please. Can we stop trying to tie everything to the current front > runner. I mean, PostgreSQL uses the BSD style license, development It uses _the_ BSD license. > is done under the BSD (cathedral) model and hey, it was invented at > Berkeley in the first place. How is it the "equivalent of Linux" > other than that it has the same price tag more or less. I'm not defending the comparison/analogy, just saying that it makes sense to lay people who have heard of "Linux" when they are explained about PostgreSQL. -Roberto -- +----| http://fslc.usu.edu USU Free Software & GNU/Linux Club |------+ Roberto Mello - Computer Science, USU - http://www.brasileiro.net http://www.sdl.usu.edu - Space Dynamics Lab, Developer Bad command or file name. Go sit in corner. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl