Thread: PostgreSQL elephant logo (+ derivatives) & save your logo
Hi all, There's an initiative called Save Your Logo (http://www.saveyourlogo.org/en/) which gives companies and organisations the opportunity to contribute to the conservation of the animal depicted in their logo. Also there was an article posted on it: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/shouldnt-a-company-protect-the-species-in-its-logo.php Do you think there's an opportunity for PostgreSQL companies, or even the project itself, to get involved? Or if not giving directly, to support/advertise elephant conservation efforts? Our beloved elephant logo has served us well all these years, so maybe it's appropriate for us to help out our proboscideaic colophon. Thanks Thom
> Do you think there's an opportunity for PostgreSQL companies, or even
> the project itself, to get involved? Or if not giving directly, to
> support/advertise elephant conservation efforts? Our beloved elephant
> logo has served us well all these years, so maybe it's appropriate for
> us to help out our proboscideaic colophon.
We have donated to the WWF as part of a charity auction before.
However, we could not easily use non-profit PG funds for supporting
elephants.
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On Jun 7, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Josh Berkus wrote: > >> Do you think there's an opportunity for PostgreSQL companies, or even >> the project itself, to get involved? Or if not giving directly, to >> support/advertise elephant conservation efforts? Our beloved elephant >> logo has served us well all these years, so maybe it's appropriate for >> us to help out our proboscideaic colophon. > > We have donated to the WWF as part of a charity auction before. > > However, we could not easily use non-profit PG funds for supporting > elephants. > > -- > -- Josh Berkus > PostgreSQL Experts Inc. > http://www.pgexperts.com > > -- > Sent via pgsql-advocacy mailing list (pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-advocacy It's a nice idea, though. If WWF has an elephant imaged link we could have it on our home page discretely (so as not to confuse or take from pg_funds). Well, its just an idea. elein elein@varlena.com
On 7 June 2010 19:30, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: > >> Do you think there's an opportunity for PostgreSQL companies, or even >> the project itself, to get involved? Or if not giving directly, to >> support/advertise elephant conservation efforts? Our beloved elephant >> logo has served us well all these years, so maybe it's appropriate for >> us to help out our proboscideaic colophon. > > We have donated to the WWF as part of a charity auction before. > > However, we could not easily use non-profit PG funds for supporting > elephants. > I agree that funds from the projects shouldn't be diverted into it. I'm wondering if there's a way to show support, or get PostgreSQL-based companies involved really. Thom
On Monday 07 June 2010 17:14:15 Thom Brown wrote: > On 7 June 2010 19:30, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote: > >> Do you think there's an opportunity for PostgreSQL companies, or even > >> the project itself, to get involved? Or if not giving directly, to > >> support/advertise elephant conservation efforts? Our beloved elephant > >> logo has served us well all these years, so maybe it's appropriate for > >> us to help out our proboscideaic colophon. > > > > We have donated to the WWF as part of a charity auction before. > > > > However, we could not easily use non-profit PG funds for supporting > > elephants. > > I agree that funds from the projects shouldn't be diverted into it. > I'm wondering if there's a way to show support, or get > PostgreSQL-based companies involved really. > Might I also give a pointer to the WildDB group, and thier African Elephant Database, which is a set of open source software to be used in helping with animal conservation efforts. They been using pgfoundry for some time with that, and have recently gotten the source code up on githuib. This interested in learning more or helping out, a good place to start is at http://pgfoundry.org/pipermail/wilddb-general/2010-May/000028.html -- Robert Treat Conjecture: http://www.xzilla.net Consulting: http://www.omniti.com