Re: PostgreSQL User Map - Mailing list pgsql-www

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Bruce Momjian wrote:

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> [ CC to www list.]
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> I am thinking we need to do something automated with the existing email
> lists.  It seems self-registration isn't working or isn't prominent
> enough.

Huh?  Trying to put this is context with what is below, and can't see how
they relate :(


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> Arnulf Christl wrote:
>> Hey,
>> I didn't want to spam lists with this issue again, sorry to go at you
>> directly.
>>
>> This thing is up now for some time but it seems as if no one is really
>> seeing or even using it. We are still committed to what we said and I
>> dunno - maybe you are still interested?
>>
>> http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/PostgreSQL_User_Map
>>
>> In the meantime major things have been going on in the Geospatial
>> community and as we are strong promoters of PostgreSQL we have made sure
>> that PG will be one of the core components of the newly announced Open
>> Source Geospatial Foundation. Read more about what has been going on here:
>> http://www.osgeo.org/
>>
>> We are planning to set up an Open Source geospatial infrastructure
>> software stack and it will contain a PostgreSQL PostGIS engine as
>> database core. I could imagine that you would be interested in having
>> your user map hosted there for a starter, it would mean that you do not
>> have to do anything in the sense of installing or maintaining the
>> software, just link it and be happy. The close linkage to the Mapbender
>> project would also be loosened - if that would have been any kinf of
>> problem.
>>
>> I did not discuss anything of this with the board of directors yet but I
>> would if you say that this might be interesting to you.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Arnulf Christl.
>>
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