Microsoft is only trying to raise some awareness for their new ASP.NET 5 multi-platform, which works closely with MSSQL. I don't believe they are honestly interested in the *NIX user. They extend their userbase in the hope to get them onto Azure.
-----Original Message----- From: pgsql-hackers-ow...@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-hackers-ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Joshua D. Drake Sent: maandag 7 maart 2016 23:32 To: Josh berkus <j...@agliodbs.com>; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [HACKERS] New competition from Microsoft? On 03/07/2016 01:43 PM, Josh berkus wrote: > All, > > http://blogs.microsoft.com/?p=67248 > > Once SQL Server is available on Linux, we're going to see more people > using it as an alternative to PostgreSQL. Especially since they're > picking up a lot of our better features, like R support. > Yes but: 1. MSSQL is not going to magically run well on Linux. It was never designed to run on a *NIX platform and it long left the parts that would (Sybase) in the dust. 2. This is actually good for us. It validates our primary deployment platform. Why run a closed source MSSQL when you can get Open Source PostgreSQL on the same platform major platform? 3. Competition is good when we have it, our community steps up. -- Command Prompt, Inc. http://the.postgres.company/ +1-503-667-4564 PostgreSQL Centered full stack support, consulting and development. Everyone appreciates your honesty, until you are honest with them. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
