X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [64.117.224.130]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53A2AD1B502 for ; Tue, 9 Sep 2003 02:53:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([64.117.224.193]) by localhost (neptune.hub.org [64.117.224.130]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 77092-06 for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 23:53:41 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1131ED1B513 for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 23:53:37 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h892rXAn018249; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:53:34 -0400 (EDT) To: "Marc G. Fournier" Cc: Josh Berkus , Justin Clift , pgsql-core@postgresql.org, pgsql-www@postgresql.org, Robert Treat Subject: Re: Fwd: RE: PostgreSQL track for PHP Con West In-reply-to: <20030908231334.S57860@ganymede.hub.org> References: <200309080855.06643.josh@agliodbs.com> <3F5D2F29.9040906@postgresql.org> <200309081906.05319.josh@agliodbs.com> <20030908231334.S57860@ganymede.hub.org> Comments: In-reply-to "Marc G. Fournier" message dated "Mon, 08 Sep 2003 23:14:14 -0300" Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 22:53:33 -0400 Message-ID: <18248.1063076013@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Archive-Number: 200309/50 X-Sequence-Number: 2518 "Marc G. Fournier" writes: > On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Josh Berkus wrote: >> Justin, >>> Most people who signed onto that list did so with the expectation that >>> it would not have um... non-PostgreSQL related stuff going through it. >>> To then allow non-PostgreSQL stuff to go through it in this way feels >>> like it would be a kind of "breech of trust". >> >> But this is PostgreSQL related ... there will be two PostgreSQL segments at >> the convention. And I'll bet that about 1/3 of our users have some >> involvement with PHP .... >> >> Certainly it's as relevant as EMS HiTech's monthly version announcements ... > Agreed ... and especially considering how hard it is to get 'inroads' into > the PHP community, being seen as sponsors always helps ... My thoughts exactly. PHP is relevant to Postgres, and it's in our best interest to make more people think so ;-). I don't see anything wrong with occasional PHP-related announcements, if they have any PG connection at all. Given that there are a couple of PG talks scheduled at this conference, that would make it reasonable to mention anyway, wouldn't it? regards, tom lane