Call for Donations

Hello,

You can read a lot of stuff below, or you can just donate:

http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate

As some of you know (most of you won't) I am the PostgreSQL SPI Liason.
What does that mean? Well you can read more about that here:

http://fundraising.postgresql.org/

I am writing today because we need to start a fund raising drive for a
few upcoming expenses. This is not an exhaustive list. It is just what
is on *my* immediate radar. This email is *not* about fund raising
ideas. If you wish to present those, please start a new thread. Ideas
are welcome.

Here are some specific expenses I would like to see us raise some money for:

8.2 CD . When 8.2 hits, I want to make sure that we have a new batch for
all upcoming shows.

Talks: We have many people starting to do PostgreSQL specific talks. I
would like to sponsor these talks as we are able. One of the conditions
of being sponsored for a talk, is that your presentation material be
made available to the community.

Advocacy material: currently we dont have any dedicated advocacy
material for postgresql booths, which leaves us at the mercy of donors
for every show. while some of these items have been quite good, we are
not able to present a consistent, high level of quality for our
handouts. I would like to have some of this material created and printed
specifically for the community (without corporate advertisements)

Signs: We need a new banner for the shows. The one that CMD printed up
might make it through USENIX LISA but isn't going to make it much
farther. The one that JoshB has has begun to yellow.

Shirts: I would like to start printing shirts for shows. The idea would
be to take initial donations to print the shirt (high quality) and then
give the shirts to people who donate more than -x- money at a show.

Pins. We need to run a batch of pins.

So if you would like to help PostgreSQL financially in it's further
Advocacy efforts please donate:

http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate

Recent Successes:
The PostgreSQL Anniversary Summit.
Robert Treat at PHP/Works
Chris Browne at LinuxFest Ohio
8.1 CDs

Upcoming Successes:
USENIX Lisa
David Fetter, Conisli, São Paulo, Brazil (keynote)
David Fetter, FOSS.IN/2006, Bangalore, India
Linux.Conf.Au/PostgreSQL (Still working on this with Gavin Sherry)
OSBC 07
OSCON 07
LinuxWorld West 07

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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