Comments on: IBM Quietly Endorses Open Source Database http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/ Channel News, Reseller News and Channel Partner Programs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/comment-page-1/#comment-61959 The VAR Guy Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:41:24 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/#comment-61959 Jef: The VAR Guy has to concede ... he's not an expert on open source licenses. So he can't debate you ... but he welcomes healthy debate from other readers. Would it would be wiser for The VAR Guy to have written that EnterpriseDB is "based" on open source? Thoughts? Jef: The VAR Guy has to concede … he’s not an expert on open source licenses. So he can’t debate you … but he welcomes healthy debate from other readers. Would it would be wiser for The VAR Guy to have written that EnterpriseDB is “based” on open source? Thoughts?

]]> By: jef http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/comment-page-1/#comment-61869 jef Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:28:43 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/#comment-61869 The debate you are pointing is the one about whether EnterpriseDB is a open source company or not. Really, look at the license of EnterpriseDB and see if it qualifies for being recognized as either Free software or open source software. There are very simple rule associated with either http://fsf.org http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd Come back and clarify your stand point. The debate you are pointing is the one about whether EnterpriseDB is a open source company or not. Really, look at the license of EnterpriseDB and see if it qualifies for being recognized as either Free software or open source software. There are very simple rule associated with either

http://fsf.org
http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd

Come back and clarify your stand point.

]]> By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/comment-page-1/#comment-61862 The VAR Guy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:39:43 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/#comment-61862 Response to #5/Jef: For those readers who aren't sure whether EnterpriseDB is open or closed source, you can find some background on that debate <a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/02/enterprisedb-isnt-open-source.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Response to #5/Jef: For those readers who aren’t sure whether EnterpriseDB is open or closed source, you can find some background on that debate here.

]]> By: jef http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/comment-page-1/#comment-61858 jef Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:58:19 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/#comment-61858 EntepriseDB is NOT open source in any shape or form. It is a proprietary variant of PostgreSQL. Verify your information before publishing nonsense. EntepriseDB is NOT open source in any shape or form. It is a proprietary variant of PostgreSQL. Verify your information before publishing nonsense.

]]> By: IBM Quietly Endorses Open Source Database | Open Source Pixels http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/comment-page-1/#comment-61853 IBM Quietly Endorses Open Source Database | Open Source Pixels Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:46 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/#comment-61853 [...] another option ? EnterpriseDB ? has caught the attention of several investors ? including IBM. Here?s the scoop for potential partners. March 25, 2008 · Linux, News, Open Source [...] [...] another option ? EnterpriseDB ? has caught the attention of several investors ? including IBM. Here?s the scoop for potential partners. March 25, 2008 · Linux, News, Open Source [...]

]]> By: IBM Quietly Endorses Open Source Database | Server Tales - Ungureanu Ioan http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/comment-page-1/#comment-61851 IBM Quietly Endorses Open Source Database | Server Tales - Ungureanu Ioan Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:50:31 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/#comment-61851 [...] another option ? EnterpriseDB ? has caught the attention of several investors ? including IBM. Here?s the scoop for potential partners. MySQL is the open source database to beat. But another option ? EnterpriseDB ? has caught the [...] [...] another option ? EnterpriseDB ? has caught the attention of several investors ? including IBM. Here?s the scoop for potential partners. MySQL is the open source database to beat. But another option ? EnterpriseDB ? has caught the [...]

]]> By: .::tufala.net:.. » IBM Quietly Endorses Open Source Database http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/comment-page-1/#comment-61850 .::tufala.net:.. » IBM Quietly Endorses Open Source Database Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:49:03 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/#comment-61850 [...] IBM Quietly Endorses Open Source Database Filed under: rss — bob@lxer.com @ 2:46 am MySQL is the open source database to beat. But another option ? EnterpriseDB ? has caught the attention of several investors ? including IBM. Here?s the scoop for potential partners. [...] [...] IBM Quietly Endorses Open Source Database Filed under: rss — bob@lxer.com @ 2:46 am MySQL is the open source database to beat. But another option ? EnterpriseDB ? has caught the attention of several investors ? including IBM. Here?s the scoop for potential partners. [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/comment-page-1/#comment-61837 Chris Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:40:58 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/25/ibm-quietly-endorses-open-source-database/#comment-61837 Sun used to be a pretty big EnterpriseDB proponent but that seems to have changed since the MySQL purchase Sun used to be a pretty big EnterpriseDB proponent but that seems to have changed since the MySQL purchase

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