Re: On what we want to support: travel? - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy
| From | Chander Ganesan |
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| Subject | Re: On what we want to support: travel? |
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| Msg-id | 4546C4FE.3040409@otg-nc.com Whole thread Raw |
| In response to | Re: On what we want to support: travel? ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>) |
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Re: On what we want to support: travel?
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| List | pgsql-advocacy |
Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
I'd even take it a bit farther and say that some $$$ could go into listing some of the PostgreSQL core members (Bruce, Josh, Tom?) in one of those directories that reporters use to find sources for articles (I forget what it is called). Such a listings value would be quantifiable after the first year (in number of calls/articles) and would provide industry authors a positive postgresql reference... On second thought, I would even list the things not "in doubt", allowing the community to choose to fund (or even partially fund) sending someone to a conference. That would allow some conference speakers to find their own sponsors - or even try to "split the difference" with a conference organizer.
Do we have any metrics as to the usefulness of the CD's? I know that a lot of people walked away with them at LWE-SF, but I really have to wonder how many of those CD's ended up in a drive. Is it possible to have a "phone home" type metric that we can use with these to measure how useful they are? They seem cool, but I don't know that they are worth the $$$. BTW, I think someone needs to do a full vacuum before re-creating the CD's.
Might it be useful to have a page listing things that need funding that are "in debate" and let people choose to fund them if they want to? That would allow the community to focus spending on generally accepted stuff and then leave the "in debate" stuff for last (and hopefully some of it will be picked up along the way). We'd just need some suggested $$ amounts.. This goes along the same lines as feature funding...
Anyone consider making a "donate to PostgreSQL" "tip" (such as the one at the bottom of this email)?
I have to second this. I think that we'd be willing to put human resources into attending these things if there was a list up (so we could schedule events). I would've gone to LISA, but it didn't make it on to my calendar soon enough. I'm even willing to speak/present, and have staff that could do the same... The same is true of the recent Linux conference in the UK...These opportunities should be widely disseminated to try and find available people. I certainly agree to advocacy group needs to be doing a better job of representing Postgres at conferences. A page listing upcoming conferences and speakers needed would be nice.
I'd even take it a bit farther and say that some $$$ could go into listing some of the PostgreSQL core members (Bruce, Josh, Tom?) in one of those directories that reporters use to find sources for articles (I forget what it is called). Such a listings value would be quantifiable after the first year (in number of calls/articles) and would provide industry authors a positive postgresql reference... On second thought, I would even list the things not "in doubt", allowing the community to choose to fund (or even partially fund) sending someone to a conference. That would allow some conference speakers to find their own sponsors - or even try to "split the difference" with a conference organizer.
Do we have any metrics as to the usefulness of the CD's? I know that a lot of people walked away with them at LWE-SF, but I really have to wonder how many of those CD's ended up in a drive. Is it possible to have a "phone home" type metric that we can use with these to measure how useful they are? They seem cool, but I don't know that they are worth the $$$. BTW, I think someone needs to do a full vacuum before re-creating the CD's.
Might it be useful to have a page listing things that need funding that are "in debate" and let people choose to fund them if they want to? That would allow the community to focus spending on generally accepted stuff and then leave the "in debate" stuff for last (and hopefully some of it will be picked up along the way). We'd just need some suggested $$ amounts.. This goes along the same lines as feature funding...
Anyone consider making a "donate to PostgreSQL" "tip" (such as the one at the bottom of this email)?
But if funds *were* needed, wouldn't it [infrastructure] be the top priority?Well, of course, but as I've said, the infrastructure has problems that throwing money at will not help. - -- Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200610302200 http://biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFFRrzZvJuQZxSWSsgRAkXnAJ9VpRvgmuY86pEVkuqyUZthK3ZQswCgyC9r qKOGSik+hh3cco6HBUplu0E= =O4Cr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
-- Chander Ganesan The Open Technology Group One Copley Parkway, Suite 210 Morrisville, NC 27560 Phone: 877-258-8987/919-463-0999 http://www.otg-nc.com
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