Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0 - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Marc G. Fournier
Subject Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0
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Msg-id 20040814001237.M1887@ganymede.hub.org
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In response to Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Time to work on Press Release 8.0  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Aug 2004, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>>
>>> Josh Berkus wrote:
>>>> I think this may be an area where the US and Europe are a bit
>>>> different. While I don't get the above quote, I do constantly get
>>>> requests for references around "who else is using it" because nobody
>>>> over here wants to be a maverick.
>>>
>>> I also get that, and it might be a good idea to get answers to that
>>> included in some way.  But note that mentioning sponsors is really not
>>> at all the same thing as mentioning prominent existing users.
>>
>> Good point ... it would be of more value to find out how Fujitsu is using
>> PostgreSQL inhouse, then to find out that they are sponsoring development
>> ... are they even using it inhouse for anything?
>
> Fujitsu is promoting PostgreSQL as a powerful database for their
> customers and their hardware platform.

So they don't actually use it?

Josh, for all those that you've talked to at shows that are willing to be
quoted ... any of those going to be able to step forward and do case
studies?  I know its one of the areas you were going to be trying to push
on ...


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