Thread: Cuba needs swag
All, Postgres Cuba would like to have some swag (shirts, flyers, etc.) for their next event. Our normal way of helping with this would be through SPI, but as a US entity, I cannot pay for nor ship anything to Cuba using SPI money (or, for that matter, ship stuff to Cuba from the USA, period). Can anyone from another region help out? I'd really like to help PostgreSQL Cuba do well and have a good event. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
Josh, do you know if anyone managed to help with this?... if not, an ex workmate, who happens to be cuban, told me that the way coould be through the embassy of cuba in X country... They have one in Panama, so i will have a look when i go back to panama (at venezuela atm...)
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The way is: To have someone (its better if its an organization, or something like that) who can pick the package, the sender would have to explain to the cuban embassy that its a donation to the named organization, and the purpose is to help to spread the use of open source software and so...
From what my friend toldme sounds easier said than done, but is not an impossible thing to do...
So again, if noone has helped with this already, i can give a hand...
Have fun :)
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
All,
Postgres Cuba would like to have some swag (shirts, flyers, etc.) for
their next event. Our normal way of helping with this would be through
SPI, but as a US entity, I cannot pay for nor ship anything to Cuba
using SPI money (or, for that matter, ship stuff to Cuba from the USA,
period).
Can anyone from another region help out? I'd really like to help
PostgreSQL Cuba do well and have a good event.
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PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
http://pgexperts.com
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On 11/29/11 10:56 PM, Santiago Zarate wrote: > Josh, do you know if anyone managed to help with this?... if not, an ex > workmate, who happens to be cuban, told me that the way coould be through > the embassy of cuba in X country... They have one in Panama, so i will have > a look when i go back to panama (at venezuela atm...) I don't think that's practical from the USA. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
On 11/30/11 11:49 AM, Josh Berkus wrote: > On 11/29/11 10:56 PM, Santiago Zarate wrote: >> Josh, do you know if anyone managed to help with this?... if not, an ex >> workmate, who happens to be cuban, told me that the way coould be through >> the embassy of cuba in X country... They have one in Panama, so i will have >> a look when i go back to panama (at venezuela atm...) > > I don't think that's practical from the USA. Actually, let me be completely clear: I cannot use non-profit money from the USA (so SPI or PostgreSQL.US) to buy, make or ship swag which is going to Cuba. Hence my appeal for help; some other country will need to not just ship the swag, but pay for it. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
On 11/30/2011 11:57 AM, Josh Berkus wrote: > > On 11/30/11 11:49 AM, Josh Berkus wrote: >> On 11/29/11 10:56 PM, Santiago Zarate wrote: >>> Josh, do you know if anyone managed to help with this?... if not, an ex >>> workmate, who happens to be cuban, told me that the way coould be through >>> the embassy of cuba in X country... They have one in Panama, so i will have >>> a look when i go back to panama (at venezuela atm...) >> >> I don't think that's practical from the USA. > > Actually, let me be completely clear: I cannot use non-profit money from > the USA (so SPI or PostgreSQL.US) to buy, make or ship swag which is > going to Cuba. Hence my appeal for help; some other country will need > to not just ship the swag, but pay for it. > Just so everyone knows, JB and I worked with our attorneys via SPI to try and resolve the issue with Cuba. It is not an option for an U.S. corporation to help Cuba. It will have to be a NP from another country. JD -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Support, Training, Professional Services and Development The PostgreSQL Conference - http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ @cmdpromptinc - @postgresconf - 509-416-6579
Then we have a problem jojoojjo... How much will it be?... 2011/11/30, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>: > On 11/30/11 11:49 AM, Josh Berkus wrote: >> On 11/29/11 10:56 PM, Santiago Zarate wrote: >>> Josh, do you know if anyone managed to help with this?... if not, an ex >>> workmate, who happens to be cuban, told me that the way coould be through >>> the embassy of cuba in X country... They have one in Panama, so i will >>> have >>> a look when i go back to panama (at venezuela atm...) >> >> I don't think that's practical from the USA. > > Actually, let me be completely clear: I cannot use non-profit money from > the USA (so SPI or PostgreSQL.US) to buy, make or ship swag which is > going to Cuba. Hence my appeal for help; some other country will need > to not just ship the swag, but pay for it. > > -- > Josh Berkus > PostgreSQL Experts Inc. > http://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 > -- Enviado desde mi dispositivo móvil
hello ...
we had a spanish translator from cuba some time ago.
if i remember correctly we sent cash through a swiss bank (which works fine - any US organization will block payments).
switzerland is usually a good start here.
the problem is just: if i remember correctly the guy on the other side of the transaction in cuba will not get USD but
canonly draw pesos from some sort of special card.
if you want i can look up the company we used back then. but, whatever it is - don't expect it to be simple.
if you want i can also send cash from austria.
many thanks,
hans
On Nov 17, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> All,
>
> Postgres Cuba would like to have some swag (shirts, flyers, etc.) for
> their next event. Our normal way of helping with this would be through
> SPI, but as a US entity, I cannot pay for nor ship anything to Cuba
> using SPI money (or, for that matter, ship stuff to Cuba from the USA,
> period).
>
> Can anyone from another region help out? I'd really like to help
> PostgreSQL Cuba do well and have a good event.
>
> --
> Josh Berkus
> PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
> http://pgexperts.com
>
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El mié, 30-11-2011 a las 21:27 +0100, PostgreSQL - Hans-Jürgen Schönig escribió: > hello ... > > we had a spanish translator from cuba some time ago. > if i remember correctly we sent cash through a swiss bank (which works fine - any US organization will block payments). > switzerland is usually a good start here. > > the problem is just: if i remember correctly the guy on the other side of the transaction in cuba will not get USD butcan only draw pesos from some sort of special card. > if you want i can look up the company we used back then. but, whatever it is - don't expect it to be simple. > if you want i can also send cash from austria. > Thank you all for your promotional efforts to use PostgreSQL, is welcome. On the technical side to have and attended specialist in the region. -- Saludos, Gilberto Castillo Edificio Beijing. Miramar Trade Center. Etecsa. Miramar, La Habana.Cuba. --- This message was processed by Kaspersky Mail Gateway 5.6.28/RELEASE running at host imx3.etecsa.cu Visit our web-site: <http://www.kaspersky.com>, <http://www.viruslist.com>
I have some ideas on who might be willing to sponsor it, but no promises at the moment. Best Wishes, Chris Travers
All, See this link: http://tallertematico.fordes.co.cu/index.php/ttca/index/pages/view/Pautas -- Saludos, Gilberto Castillo Edificio Beijing. Miramar Trade Center. Etecsa. Miramar, La Habana.Cuba. --- This message was processed by Kaspersky Mail Gateway 5.6.28/RELEASE running at host imx3.etecsa.cu Visit our web-site: <http://www.kaspersky.com>, <http://www.viruslist.com>