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"Based on its license it's very hard for any one company or individual to 'own' Postgres" I know you already know this, but it takes a lot more than just a lic
by jeffdavis 6y ago
"Based on its license it's very hard for any one company or individual to 'own' Postgres"
I know you already know this, but it takes a lot more than just a license. I'd like to call attention to the very enlightened (and noble) work others have done to build a robust political structure and community for Postgres.
The core team, committers and major contributors are spread across many companies and continents. There are different foundations across different regions for handling finances, trademarks, domains, and other basic business operations.
Amazingly, a lot of this structure was being put in place a long time ago, when Postgres was still the weird database option to choose.