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Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Increased company involvement


  • From: Kris Jurka <books(at)ejurka(dot)com>
  • To: "Nicolai Petri (lists)" <lists(at)petri(dot)cc>
  • Cc: "Jim C. Nasby" <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
  • Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Increased company involvement
  • Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 05:05:39 -0500 (EST)
  • Message-id: <Pine(dot)BSO(dot)4(dot)56(dot)0504300500520(dot)29873(at)leary(dot)csoft(dot)net>


On Sat, 30 Apr 2005, Nicolai Petri (lists) wrote:

> We also use PostgreSQL as our primary db so it would be more than likely
> that we would donate money for something similar with postgresql if
> either :
>   a) we can direct the money at one or more specific tasks
>   or
>   b) the tasks founded will be related to core postgresql features e.g.
>      generel performance or other benefits that fits all.
> 

The problem is organization.  Who decides who gets what money?  What about 
features that are paid for and worked on and not accepted into the 
community codebase?  This was something I hoped the PostgreSQL Foundation 
http://thepostgresqlfoundation.org/ would step in and do, but we seem much 
more focused on advocacy efforts rather than developemnt ones.

Kris Jurka



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