--- In Firebird-general@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@t...>
wrote:

> IMO, a lot of you people are far too focused on competing in
> featurosity contests. That's what startups do, because they must woo
> market share in order to survive. We're not a startup. 200 new
> customers and 10,000 new customers have precisely the same effect on
> our bottom line.

This quite untrue! Whether you are a Firebird user, core developer,
driver developer, book writer, tool maker, conference organiser, mass
distributor or engineering firm, it does make one hell of a difference
whether there are 200 new users or 10,000 new users. Our investment,
skills, prestige and products are valued much in the second case.

Paul