linuxhiker

In terms of overall adoption, PostgreSQL doesn't need to catch Oracle or MySQL. The people that enjoy legacy platforms are not going to change (necessarily).

Real work gets done with PostgreSQL. You can't buy something from Amazon.com without using PostgreSQL. The more Amazon talks about that in their ecosystem, the more PostgreSQL becomes the default choice for all new developers within that (very large) ecosystem.

When you combine that with the loud presence of another 800lb Gorilla promoting PostgreSQL (MSFT), the market has spoken.

This indeed is the concern. I don't think most people are going to care if it is PostgreSQL.Org PostgreSQL, or Babelfish for PostgreSQL in the long run. What they will care about is modernity of the development process and who has the "cool" features.

When you look at something that has nothing to do with the Babelfish functionality but would absolutely help PostgreSQL, consider PHOT. PHOT (Partial HOT) is a great opportunity for PostgreSQL that Amazon is trying to give back. However, I wouldn't be surprised if the .Org community were to not accept the patch, the feature would end up in Babelfish. If that happens, we now have a viable fork which has 100% compatibility++.

I haven't run into that problem in years. As long as you are running a mainstream laptop (Asus,Acer,Dell,HP etc...) you will likely not have a problem. I will grant that you should still do a review of the hardware against supported drivers (especially around Wifi)... 9.8/10 it will just work.

My experience is 4-10s work IF you take a break in the middle of the day. An actual break, not a lunch at your desk break.

Yes, and we voted Biden in as President.

(No I didn't vote for Trump)

Which in some ways will be wonderful and hopefully drive people to more productive solutions.

Yes but it isn't Open Source.

This is interesting because it will also help Sybase migrations. SQL Server is the "brand name" but there are still a lot of people stuck on Sybase.

No, it provides a basis to ease your migration from Oracle. There is a lot it doesn't do. Basically, if you have a homegrown app on Oracle it removes a lot of the low hanging fruit to migrate but you aren't running peoplesoft or something on it.

Yep, they even employ committers

You are not wrong about the mental health issue but the idea that an income tax will fix the issue is flawed. Just look at Oregon.

Mental health support will be provided when it is actually a priority. It clearly isn't for most of the state.

Seattle is an unfortunate perfect storm of issues due to rapid growth.

#6 is spot on.

Dbase3 and Clipper here.

FreeBSD is a 'True' Unix and it is as open as they come.

The B&0 tax is off the top based on gross revenue generated in Washington state. For my small company, 5% would put me out of business. I don't recall the exact rate we pay but it's nowhere near five.