| From: | "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jonathan(dot)katz(at)excoventures(dot)com> |
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| To: | Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [hypothetical product] support of PostgreSQL |
| Date: | 2013-07-29 17:20:27 |
| Message-ID: | 190A92D7-4DE3-4D63-AE6D-D036FC3D9355@excoventures.com |
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On Jul 29, 2013, at 1:19 PM, Stephen Frost wrote:
> * Alvaro Herrera (alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com) wrote:
>> Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
>>
>>>> What do we want to tell them?
>>>
>>> Could cite this part of the policy - http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/NewsEventsApproval#Proprietary_.26_External_OSS_Project_News
>>>
>>> The description does not fit any of what we allow for proprietary projects - it seems like a "call for developers to assist us in our project" as opposed to announcing any types of news or releases. Announce is used for PG / PG OSS family software updates, PG-related proprietary product *releases* (in a limited quantity), and PG conferences.
>>
>> Agreed.
>>
>> Should we just slam the door on their nose? Or do we suggest, perhaps,
>> a post to pgsql-general?
>
> A post to -general, or maybe -jobs if they're willing to pay for help,
> would be fine.
+1 - maybe tone down a bit on the marketing and focus on the product problems they need help with.
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