X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.2]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65290D1E9A1 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:48:31 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 74416-01 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:48:11 -0300 (ADT) Received: from ganymede.hub.org (u46n208.hfx.eastlink.ca [24.222.46.208]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F46FD1ED9A for ; Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:48:09 -0300 (ADT) Received: by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 7E5893A985; Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:48:11 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B5F939681; Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:48:11 -0300 (ADT) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:48:11 -0300 (ADT) From: "Marc G. Fournier" X-X-Sender: scrappy@ganymede.hub.org To: Josh Berkus Cc: Rod Taylor , Bruce Momjian , "pgsql-www@postgresql.org" Subject: Re: Promoting PostgreSQL to the world. In-Reply-To: <200404291251.15453.josh@agliodbs.com> Message-ID: <20040429174705.E45839@ganymede.hub.org> References: <200404291929.i3TJTl201079@candle.pha.pa.us> <1083267853.30065.371.camel@jester> <200404291251.15453.josh@agliodbs.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.0 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests=SUSPICIOUS_RECIPS X-Spam-Level: *** X-Archive-Number: 200404/265 X-Sequence-Number: 4369 On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Josh Berkus wrote: > And it's not like CMD is a total non-contributor in the way dbExperts > is. While they're not patching modules to the main source, they've > released several add-ons as OSS. If I was going to yank the trademark > chain on anyone, it would be dbexperts. Agreed ... CP has done various things to contribute to the project ... > However, Linux did *not* get where it is today by Linus prohibiting the > use of the name. We *should* send out letters to companies making sure > that they have a trademark notice for us ("PostgreSQL is a Registered > Trademark") ... but that opens up another sticky can o'worms, namely > that the trademark is filed for PostgreSQL Inc, not for the PGDG, which > legally doesn't exist. Doesn't make it any less of a Registered Trademark though ... ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664