[development] Microsoft SQL Server

[Earnest Berry]

Well put. I concur. 

-----Original Message-----
From: development-bounces at drupal.org [mailto:development-bounces at drupal.org]
On Behalf Of Robert Douglass
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:21 PM
To: development at drupal.org
Subject: Re: [development] Microsoft SQL Server

AjK,

I didn't follow the discussion that occurred around your module and 
don't know what the issues were, but I personally don't see any problems 
with commercial associations as long as they are kept in the open. In 
fact, I think it is healthy for people to be able to make money with 
free software.

MS-SQL support would be a fantastic thing for Drupal to have, as would 
Oracle and DB2 support. Anybody who would shoot these down has their 
head in some Gnu's butt.

-Robert


AjK wrote:
>   
>> I'm interested in resuming support for MS SQL Server. 
>>     
>
> I was recently "knocked back" from submitting a module
> because it had a connection with a "commercial product"
>
> The reason given was that a recent decision was
> made that Drupal stuff wouldn't concern itself with
> commercial software.
>
> Having said that, in another recent email it was noted
> that this policy needs to be reviewed again.
>
> My module is just a kind of simple "stats for your website" product.
>
> Wouldn't bolting on MS-SQL represent a much larger association
> with a commercial product?
>
> I'm not bothered by the exclusion of my module one bit btw, just 
> thought that if there's a time and a place for a policy review then
> bolting MS-SQL is a good kick off point as MS-SQL is about as
> commercial a product you're likely to see ;)
>
> best regards
> AjK
>
>