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> Surprisingly, the author entitled the article "PostgreSQL to detect nuclear
> explosions". But, the CEA is currently working on detecting and storing earth
> movement (earthquakes for instance).
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> I don't understand what this political and anti-nuclear thread is doing here.
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I see nothing political in this thread. The question is "Do we want to
associate publicly the PostgreSQL brand to the nuclear industry ?" and
it as nothing to do with every one own opinion about nuclear energy.
The fact is that nuclear power is a very controversial subject in Japan
and in France, which are two big markets for PostgreSQL. And it's not a
good idea to emphasize the use of PostgreSQL in this domain because a
lot of media will associate "nuclear" with the idea of "dangerous",
"unsafe", "weapons", etc.
The original article is a perfect example of that semantic slippery
slope... As you have noticed : the original call for tenders from CEA is
about monitoring earthquakes, something rather positive... and yet what
did the journalists choose as a title ?
"PostgreSQL to detect nuclear explosions"
From a PR standpoint, the nuclear industry is prone to sensationalist
headlines and it is perceived as an dangerous, uncontrollable and
waste-generating industry by a lot of people. Which are exactly the
opposite of the values we want to associate PostgreSQL with.
