Red Hat DB announced - why not PostgreSQL?

It's surely based on something else. If it's not, it's initial release
probably won't be worth anything.. I was surprised to see that they didn't
mention what it was based on however I'm sure we'll find out soon....

Redhat will probably wrap up PG or Interbase and sell it with a support
contract... Oh wait, they did that before with something -- what could that
be? *thinks* :-)

-Mitch

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Rossi" <adam.rossi@platinumsolutions.com>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 3:39 PM
Subject: [GENERAL] Red Hat DB announced - why not PostgreSQL?

It looks like Red Hat has announced an open source database called Red Hat
Database:

(via slashdot:)

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010619/tc/red_hat_to_play_in_oracle_s_aren
a_1.html

Why is this not PostgreSQL? Why can't the Red Hat folks sell support to
PostgreSQL, rather than developing another open source database and
supporting that? Is it a conflict with GreatBridge? This looks like it

could

What makes you think it isn't postgreSQL? Some people are saying that it is.

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Rossi" <adam.rossi@platinumsolutions.com>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 3:39 PM
Subject: [GENERAL] Red Hat DB announced - why not PostgreSQL?

It looks like Red Hat has announced an open source database called Red Hat
Database:

(via slashdot:)

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010619/tc/red_hat_to_play_in_oracle_s_aren
a_1.html

Why is this not PostgreSQL? Why can't the Red Hat folks sell support to
PostgreSQL, rather than developing another open source database and
supporting that? Is it a conflict with GreatBridge? This looks like it

could

On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 03:39:44PM -0400, Adam Rossi wrote:

It looks like Red Hat has announced an open source database called Red Hat
Database:

(via slashdot:)
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010619/tc/red_hat_to_play_in_oracle_s_arena_1.html

Why is this not PostgreSQL? Why can't the Red Hat folks sell support to
PostgreSQL, rather than developing another open source database and
supporting that? Is it a conflict with GreatBridge? This looks like it could
have been a great opportunity for PostgreSQL....

This article was written based on some very vague statements made
during a non-technical conference call. I think it would be worth
waiting to see what is formally announced before running too far with
speculation about it.

Zach
--
xach@xach.com Zachary Beane http://www.xach.com/

It looks like Red Hat has announced an open source database called Red

Hat

Database:

(via slashdot:)

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010619/tc/red_hat_to_play_in_oracle_s_ar
ena_1.html

Why is this not PostgreSQL? Why can't the Red Hat folks sell support to
PostgreSQL, rather than developing another open source database and
supporting that? Is it a conflict with GreatBridge? This looks like it

could

have been a great opportunity for PostgreSQL....

If it's "Red Hat Database", then not only does it promote their brand
and supposed worth, then people will more readily come to them for a
support contract. If it were Postgres, they'd probably just sign up to
the mailing list. : )

steve