Re: [GENERAL] www.postgresql.org

For my 5c, and as a web developer and recent Postgresql convert. ;-)

People go to websites for the content and information available. If the
Postgresql environment and community can improve its ability to come
across to a wider audience by improving its main website and making
their point clearer and information easier to access, then I think the
"visibility" of advertisements is a small price to pay.

I think it's a marked over the previous iteration. It appears well
ordered, its pleasent to the eye, and the advertisements are subtle than
intrusive.

Well done people.

Hadley.

On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 08:53, Philip Hallstrom wrote:
> Seems like we should let the core developers decide... perhaps they could
> create a small (3 peson) "ad board" that would decide...
>
> I agree it would be nicer not to have them and if everyone donated, but
> not everyone does, so if this helps offset costs, I'm all for it...
>
> -philip
>
> On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Medi Montaseri wrote:
>
> > I don't like ads....
> >
> > How about a vote....
> >
> > The problem with Ads is who gets to decide what goes....where do we darw
> > the lines,
> > And all that greed vs solution for the sake of solution comes in...
> > The Operating Expenses needs to be solved a different way....including
> > tax deductable
> > contributioins....
> >
> > Josh Berkus wrote:
> >
> > >Folks,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>There were always ads on the mirror page at www.postgresql.org -- but I
> > >>agree with you that the presence of ads in any form is not ideal. I
> > >>raised the issue on -hackers yesterday, and it's being discussed ATM...
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Personally, I'm in favor of ads if it is needed to offset the cost of hosting,
> > >and as long as the advertisers are companies which support Open Source.
> > >
> > >In fact, I was thinking of buying an ad myself.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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