Postgres is an open-source “PROJECT”
“Postgres is not for sale”
http://people.planetpostgresql.org/greg/index.php?/archives/120-Postgres-is-not-for-sale.html
In light of the recent MySQL sellout, I’d like to once again answer the question that pops up occasionally: “Who will purchase Postgres?” Sure, it brings a smile to those of us immersed in the open source world, but it bears a serious answer: Postgres cannot be bought. While from a distance, MySQL and PostgreSQL look the same (”open-source databases”), they are very different beasts, both in technical and non-technical ways. In a nutshell, the difference can be expressed as:
MySQL is an open-source PRODUCT.
Postgres is an open-source PROJECT.
