Interviewers: Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell

Interviewee: Denis Lussier

In this interview we talk with Denis. In specific, we talk about:

• The role of PostgreSQL in the enterprise database sphere
• Building performance to expand upon the capabilities of LAMP
• Creating a hybrid open source/corporate business model
• The role of various license types in enabling business models
• Sun’s relationship with PostgreSQL

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Interviewers:
Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell

Interviewee: Josh Berkus

In this interview with Josh, PostgreSQL Core Team Lead at Sun Microsystems Inc., we asked him about:

• How PostgreSQL fits into the landscape of open source databases
• New uses of PostgreSQL
• How new code and features are selected for PostgreSQL
• Quality control and maintenance of code
• Core maintainers and code contributors
• How contributors participate in PostgreSQL development
• Differences between open and closed source database
• Variations between PostgreSQL products
• PostgreSQL Windows users and Microsoft support

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