the "Red Hat Database"

From: Jonathan Gennick <jonathan_at_gennick.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:45:05 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00339224.20010626144246@fatcity.com>

I'm intrigued by the fact that Red Hat plans to derive a new database from PostgreSQL, name it the "Red Hat Database", and attempt to compete in the database marketplace. Just a couple years ago, Red Hat and Oracle seemed to be fairly tight. What happened to break them up?

Red Hat has some good name recognition, and PostgreSQL is well respected. Should Oracle worry? Does Red Hat have a good chance at garnering some marketshare at the low end?

Best regards,

Jonathan Gennick
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