Re: 7.4 Press Release -- Draft #3 - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: 7.4 Press Release -- Draft #3
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Msg-id 200307221849.h6MInEg10439@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: 7.4 Press Release -- Draft #3  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: 7.4 Press Release -- Draft #3  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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There is a guy at the St. Louis Federal Reserve that uses PostgreSQL a
lot.  I met him at O'Reilly, and he was there last year too.  His last
name was Malloney.  I think this is the page:

    http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/

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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Sean,
>
> > Alright, then off the record, what'd they say?  -sc
>
> An employee at one Federal Reserve Bank was very enthusiastic about the new
> TSearch features.   However, he does not speak for that FSB or even for his
> department, so we can't really use the quote.
>
> Bummer :-(
>
> This is a continuous problem with getting quotes for PostgreSQL.  Lots of
> large corporations and gov't agencies use it, but nobody wants to hassle with
> their legal department in order to get clearance for a quote.
>
> Mind you, this isn't just us ... proprietary software companies run into the
> same thing.  Unlike us, though, they can offer discounts or free services in
> exchange for quotability.
>
> Suggestions, anyone?
>
> --
> -Josh Berkus
>  Aglio Database Solutions
>  San Francisco
>
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