Re: What so special about PostgreSQL and other RDBMS?

Howard J. Rogers wrote:

> Well, actually, if one were to get pedantic about, the definition of
> "vendor" is "one that sells", and the definition of "sell" is, variously,

> 5.. To persuade (another) to recognize the worth or desirability of
> something: They sold me on the idea.

desirability or worth. Not THE actual something.

> And under the 5th definition, one could definitely say that RedHat et al are
> "selling" Linux, even though it's free.
>
> Lexically, I think a vendor could sell something that's free, actually.

Narh, sorry. You gonna have to sweat blood to make that one stick... :D

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