Re: Fundraising - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From scott.marlowe
Subject Re: Fundraising
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.33.0306261201260.1254-100000@css120.ihs.com
Whole thread Raw
In response to Re: Fundraising  (elein <elein@varlena.com>)
Responses Re: Fundraising  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Re: Fundraising  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
List pgsql-advocacy
The first place donations should go is to defray the costs of hosting the
postgresql project (www.postgresql.org, bruce's candle site, etc...)

Once those things are payed for THEN the extra money can be used for
marketing efforts, but in my opinion, the first place to spend any
donations is on defraying the costs that folks have incurred for hosting /
bandwidth

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, elein wrote:

>
> We should not have a use for advocacy $$$.
> The only thing I can think of is for printing collateral,
> however, web publishing should be adequate.
>
> This is a non-profit, volunteer thing.  Many people
> are anxious to "give back" in a lot of different ways.
> Grass roots advocacy is the open source way.
> We need to keep providing techies, who know what
> we can do, fodder to pull management toward PostgreSQL.
>
> If we have gew-gaws like tshirts they should be
> sold for cost.  (Hey, how about a button/pin
> that says "PostgreSQL Advocate". )
>
> elein
>
> On Wednesday 25 June 2003 23:03, Josh Berkus wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > If we were able to raise funds for PostgreSQL advocacy, how would we use the
> > money?   Trade shows?  T-shirts?  Lobbying?  Feature development?
> >
> > Or would we not have a use for advocacy $$$?
> >
> > --
> > Josh Berkus
> > Aglio Database Solutions
> > San Francisco
> >
> > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives?
> >
> >                http://archives.postgresql.org
> >
> >
>
>


pgsql-advocacy by date:

Previous
From: Bruce Momjian
Date:
Subject: Re: Fundraising
Next
From: Josh Berkus
Date:
Subject: Re: Fundraising