Re: Promoting PostgreSQL to the world. - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Promoting PostgreSQL to the world.
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Msg-id 200404291756.i3THudK15578@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Promoting PostgreSQL to the world.  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: Promoting PostgreSQL to the world.  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Re: Promoting PostgreSQL to the world.  (Rod Taylor <pg@rbt.ca>)
Re: Promoting PostgreSQL to the world.  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> > Yea, but are they offering because they want to, or because they think
> > they have to?
>
> Do you have something *against* raising money for the project?   Geez, Bruce,
> where's your head at today?
>
> Look, if they start selling PostgreSQL t-shirts, presumably we're going to
> sell less of them ourselves.  So if they're not going to give us a % of the
> revenue, I'd say turn them down.    I have distinct hopes of raising money at
> conventions by selling t-shirts.
>
> But they are offering us a % of the revenue, without us having to ask.    Why
> on earth would we tell them to take the logo and keep their money?

The distinction is whether we are going to require companies to give us
money to use our name or logo.  If CP, SRA, or PostgreSQL, Inc. puts the
logo on their box, is that OK?  I think we need to decide how this is
going to work long-term, not just in this case.

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