Re: slony / press??

Hi Chris,

I was thinking,that we could translate something, and then send the
material to the local press contacts. Similarly, as is done with new
PostgreSQL releases. (Though there is usually a lot of discussion,
versions and time before having that something ready ;-)

One reason for this is, that PostgreSQL does not launch new releases
that often. So people forget us. So I think that the PostgreSQL
community would also benefit by supporting other PostgreSQL related
projects. And I don't see any reason, why all the different projects
would need to have an advocacy group of their own.

Of course, maybe some people don't like Slony or some other project, and
don't like to support it. But I guess we should be able to live with it.
They will just ignore that project, and that's it.

And well, I think this is just a matter of people and projects helping
each other. I'm sure, that if you would need features in PostgreSQL that
would make replication faster, easier or whaterever, you would surely
get help from the hackers. So, why should the advocacy be any different?

Rgs,

Jussi

Chris Browne wrote:
> jussi(dot)mikkola(at)bonware(dot)com (Jussi Mikkola) writes:
>
>> I have noticed, that Slony is about to have a new version soon. (I think
>> some of the Slony people are on this list.)
>>
>
> You would think right...
>
> Based on the paucity of complaints about the "pre-candidate," it
> probably makes sense to start proposing release candidates soon.
>
>
>> I was wondering, if pgsql-advocacy is going to do something around
>> this? For example press releases? I think replication is one of
>> those things that people ask most, and a Slony press release would
>> also bring more media space for postgresql.
>>
>
> We have release notes under way...
>
> http://gborg.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/slony1-engine/RELEASE-1.2.0?rev=1.3;content-type=text%2Fplain;cvsroot=slony1
>
> Certainly announcements on PostgreSQL fora are planned...
>
>
>> I haven't seen any press related stuff on the Slony mailing list, so
>> I don't know what the people working on Slony think about this.
>>
>
> We tend to send "press releases" to PostgreSQL lists, and watch things
> emerge from there...
>