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Good on them. When done in a transparent and public manner this could be a good thing. One thing to always watch out for is how incentives align. One possible
by jtchang 8y ago
Good on them. When done in a transparent and public manner this could be a good thing. One thing to always watch out for is how incentives align.
One possible scenario to think about is if this 1% equity now tilt any sort of balance in the postgresql organization regarding decision making? I.e. if a decision adversely affects Citus but is better for the community.
- koolba 8y agoIf the history of the core committee and contributors till now is any indication of their objectivity and community focus, I’m not worried about that in the slightest.
- anarazel 8y agoSee https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18296064 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18296064
- jakobegger 8y agoThe PostgreSQL community consists of a large number of companies that all contribute large amounts of time and money towards PostgreSQL. A single donation (even if it's big) is not going to shift the balance in a significant manner.