On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Josh Berkus wrote:
In general, I think that people who harp on PostgreSQL's lack of a benevolent dictator as an inhibitor to progress are people who are not comfortable with democracy and are looking for excuses why company X needs to "take over the project for its own good."
One problem I see the postresql at the moment (and I'm porbably touching a can of worms here) is the lack of some sort of certification.
One thing linux (or Red Hat) is doing well is supplying the things that corporates are looking for. And the first thing they look for when they seriously start looking at a new technology is training. When they look at training, they go for certifications (as we see all the time with the RHCE).
We have a number of large corporate clients here in South Africa, including some of the biggest banks, of which a few are asking for training at the moment. It would be really nice to have some form of certification available that we could present that had some international credentials.
Anton -- Forgiveness is giving up all hope for a better past
