Re: PostgreSQL.Org (was: PostgreSQL Conference Fal l 2007)

With the only caveat that the Anniversary Summit was official?

On 8/30/07, Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> wrote:
> On Thursday 30 August 2007 14:22, Dave Page wrote:
> > > ------- Original Message -------
> > > From: "Selena Deckelmann" <selenamarie(at)gmail(dot)com>
> > > To: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "Joshua D. Drake"
> > > <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, "Magnus Hagander" <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>,
> > > "PostgreSQL Advocacy List" <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org> Sent:
> > > 30/08/07, 19:02:35
> > > Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] PostgreSQL.Org (was: PostgreSQL Conference
> > > Fal l 2007)
> > >
> > > On 8/30/07, Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
> > > > I am. What I object to is declaring this as a postgresql.org conference
> > > > when it hasn't been generally agreed in an appropriate community forum
> > > > (which would be -advocacy imho). Doing so effectively allows *anyone*
> > > > to organise an event and call it 'official' - which I believe is
> > > > definitely not something we want for a whole heap of reasons.
> > >
> > > I would like for this to be an 'official' event.
> > >
> > > How do we go about getting 'official' approval?
> >
> > There is no formal process (yet), but I would suggest that general
> > agreement (or lack of disagreement) of this forum (-advocacy) that the
> > organisers are well enough known to be trusted and the proposed event is
> > appropriate.
> >
> > Personally I have no doubts on either point in this instance, given that
> > you and JD are involved. Anyone disagree?
> >
>
> Slightly.... Dan was well known in the community and had a well known list of
> community members on his organizing committee, yet that was not seen as an
> official conference as far as pgdg was concerned, so I'd guess the "official"
> answer to her questions would be:
>
> The postgresql project does not run/endorse/promote any specific conference as
> an official postgresql conference, despite any claims from promoters to the
> contrary. Similar to training and certification, there are many 3rd parties
> that offer these services; we recommend you evaluate them on thier own
> merits.
>
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> Robert Treat
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