pgEdge Open Sources Distributed PostgreSQL Components Under PostgreSQL License
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Bogdanp
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Summary
pgEdge, a company focused on distributed PostgreSQL databases, has open-sourced all its core components by re-licensing them under the permissive PostgreSQL License approved by the Open Source Initiative. The author shares their personal experience of joining pgEdge after leaving an AI-focused company, highlighting their passion for distributed databases and positive experience working with the pgEdge team on Postgres technology.
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Moving to pgEdge was a breath of fresh air
Distributed databases (and particularly Postgres of course) have always been a passion of mine
I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to work at what seemed to be rapidly becoming an AI-focused company
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