Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:44:40 -0700
From: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
Subject: Re: Approval process for news/events/training is broken
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To: Dave Page <dpage@postgresql.org>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>, pgsql-www@postgresql.org
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Dave,

>> Also, looking back at the news just added today, is "EnterpriseDB Postgres"
>> considered a "postgresql family product" or a commercial one? Maybe a
>> guidance bullet on "downstream distributions"?
> 
> It's certainly not commercial, but yes that does seem worth clarifying.

Actually, I'd argue that it's commercial.  That was what I had in mind 
when I drafted the rules.  For one thing, like the tools SW makers, EDB 
tends to bury us under press releases and need reigning in, in a way 
that OSS projects generally don't.

> It's a bit subjective. I'd be happy with any level of content from a
> single session up, as long as it includes details so people don't spend
> serious money getting somewhere only to find just a single session.

Well, we need to draw some line for PostgreSQL content.  A 200-session 
conference with one session which covers using PHP with PostgreSQL 
alongside MySQL and DB2 really shouldn't go on the site.  Maybe we 
should just re-write that as "significant PostgreSQL content" and leave 
it up to WWW what "significant" is?

> 
>> Training events - should we require that they include information about the
>> cost to attend?
> 
> Sounds reasonable.

Sure.  Mind you, they usually do.   We haven't had a problem with 
trainers not providing enough content, just posting too frequently.

BTW, have we fixed the training events so that they stop displaying once 
they start?

--Josh