Re: Moving toward a more professional booth presence - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Moving toward a more professional booth presence
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Msg-id 200706132040.l5DKei012149@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Moving toward a more professional booth presence  (Dave Page <dpage@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: Moving toward a more professional booth presence  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Re: Moving toward a more professional booth presence  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Re: Moving toward a more professional booth presence  (Chander Ganesan <chander@otg-nc.com>)
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Dave Page wrote:
> Josh Berkus wrote:
> > Josh,
> >
> >> Booth members will wear PostgreSQL.Org shirts. PostgreSQL.Org will
> >> provide the shirts. Other shirts will not be allowed for booth
> >> volunteers. Remember it is all about PostgreSQL.Org. :)
> >
> > Keep in mind that many/most booth people *are* volunteers, so we can't be
> > jerks about it.  Ultimately, we need them more than they need us, and often
> > it's all we can do to get a booth fully staffed.
> >
> > So I think it's more applicable to have a supply of T-shirts on hand and to
> > strongly encourage all booth volunteers to wear them.
>
> Can I also suggest having at least black and white ones? You wouldn't
> get me in a white one without a serious amount of cash or beer for
> example, and I imagine others feel the same way.

I am worried a dark blue t-shirt on top of a light blue EnterpriseDB
long-sleeve shirt is going to look rediculous.  I am thinking I will
just avoid helping in the booth.

I still feel this policy is very non-open-source-like, but maybe that is
the point.

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