Re: Request for support for GIST enhancements - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Request for support for GIST enhancements
Date
Msg-id 200506090211.j592BvF12539@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Request for support for GIST enhancements  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: Request for support for GIST enhancements  (Ron Mayer <rm_pg@cheapcomplexdevices.com>)
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> > We had a lot of interest in sponsoring this before, can we get support
> > up again?  How do we fundraise for this feature?  Can we set up some
> > sort of paypal thing on postgresql.org?  I for one am willing to donate
> > some of the proceeds of some current paid phpPgAdmin work (assuming the
> > other devs don't mind :) )
>
> There is a couple of ways to do it. Paypal IMHO is not the way. One
> way would be to set up an escrow that was tied to specific milestones.
> Another would be to have an entity actually be the distribution point.

I have acted as a go-between before in this capacity.  I do not
recommend a company in that role.

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