Re: PostgreSQL Conference / PgCon.US update - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Melanie
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Conference / PgCon.US update
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Msg-id 496A52CD.7040706@dunslane.net
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In response to PostgreSQL Conference / PgCon.US update  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Kudos to you JD!  Can you teach our congress to be as receptive to their
constituents as you have been to the community.

If we don't tell you enough, thank you for all your hard work and effort
for the community.  We're lucky to have someone so dedicated!

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Hello,
>
> In an attempt to ensure the continued positive growth of the community,
> PostgreSQL Conference, U.S. is going to change its current policy toward
> the domain PgCon.US.
>
> The current policy is that the domain would only be used in lieu of
> http://www.postgresqlconference.org when space was significantly to
> display the long URL was significantly limited.
>
> The new policy will be that PgCon.US will not be used.
>
> I would encourage any and all other communities making use of the PgCon
> name to change their branding as well. In an effort to help any
> communities who have invested resources in using the PgCon name,
> PostgreSQL Conference will offer sub domain pointing (and hosting if
> required) to their conference sites.
>
> As an example, the Brazilian community is using the brand PgCon Brazil
> with the URL: http://pgcon.postgresql.org.br/ . At the Brazilian's
> request PostgreSQL Conference would configure:
>
> http://brazil.postgresqlconference.org/
>
> If you are a community looking for such help, please don't hesitate to
> ask.
>
> It is my hope that this will put an end to the PgCon debate.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua D. Drake
>
>
>
>
>

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