Problem with recent PostgreSQL related press release

["Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>]

Hello,

This article:

http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2194087/database-ticket

and the associated press release:

http://www.enterprisedb.com/news_events/press_releases/07_11_07.do

Caused quite the storm on IRC. In response to the following prompt:

(07:52:16 PM) davidfetter: so, linuxpoet, since you've urged me so many 
times in private, i'm urging you in semi-public, to start that thread :)

I post...

I would kindly ask EDB to consider how this looks overall. Everyone is 
used to marketing speak but this is pretty much a blatant slap in the 
face about the very product that is the core of what you and all your 
venture capitalists bet the farm on.

My specific gripe would be:

Transitioning from its current open source PostgreSQL database to 
EnterpriseDB Advanced Server will enable Ticketline to increase the 
speed and improve the reliability of its ticketing system.

Which although I can understand the marketing departments excitement 
about such a great sales (bravo, honestly), I believe it stands to 
reason that the entire sentence is cow dung. A little truth in 
advertising would be nice here. How about:

Transitioning from its current open source PostgreSQL database to 
EnterpriseDB Advanced Server will enable Ticketline to increase the 
supportability of its ticketing system.

Which has all the pizazz. I know there are others that were in channel 
that were pretty taken aback as well.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake






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