X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B264C9DCBB3 for ; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:33:33 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 27581-04 for ; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:33:32 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: domain auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from pproxy.gmail.com (pproxy.gmail.com [64.233.166.178]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7981E9DCB78 for ; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:33:31 -0400 (AST) Received: by pproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id z59so301052pyg for ; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:33:30 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=HFnx+9YO6FY3uuXF7d28Kig00USxss8Gj1DHgbY5862iH+zJsbiZwEGWJuxWO6jpO7Ld4SzwYI8QTJSMKrNbY4RKuLr3JNnjdEYLuYgxB0l9xZUJjBeYfRR7CaT0CBMg4LufAAlLMjMlZY5f2h3v12pVEt04Rxlta7kRVXhb8gE= Received: by 10.65.84.16 with SMTP id m16mr1315555qbl; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:33:29 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.75.3 with HTTP; Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:33:29 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:33:29 +0400 From: "Rajesh Sharma" To: josh@agliodbs.com Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Major donors (was: Where to put the new donations page?) Cc: pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org, "Jim C. Nasby" , pgsql-www@postgresql.org In-Reply-To: <200603221145.19051.josh@agliodbs.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_8764_30650853.1143088409660" References: <200603111054.52910.josh@agliodbs.com> <20060322154523.GH15742@pervasive.com> <200603221145.19051.josh@agliodbs.com> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.104 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.103, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001] X-Spam-Score: 0.104 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200603/133 X-Sequence-Number: 9723 ------=_Part_8764_30650853.1143088409660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline How about even having, sort of "Ambassadors" of Postgresql for specific country/region/state/city. Actively participating people/person to whom locallly others can contact, ofcourse the pug prevails. --Rajesh. On 3/22/06, Josh Berkus wrote: > > Jim, > > Well, this is my general idea. We'd divide the sponsors page into: > > Code Contributors > current developer sponsors here > > Hosting Sponsors > hub, ehpg, cmd, etc. > > Financial Sponsors > Major Sponsors > $10,000+ annual corporate gifts > Sponsors > other corporate gifts, $1000-$10,000 > plus in-kind support > Individuals (link to page) > > However, the "ad-hoc fundraising group" has yet to discuss actual donor > levels. Plus, "Financial Sponsors" *must* include donors to JPUG, > PostgresqlFR and FFIV Germany as well as PostgreSQL at SPI. > > I've thought about some relativist approaches but they don't really seem > appropriate for a donor credits page -- all they would do is result in th= e > big companies giving less, which is not what we want. > > Oh, one more note: I'd like to phase out the banner ads by using sponsor > listings instead. No other major OSS project I know of uses banners ads > on their site; it's time to shut them down. > > -- > --Josh > > Josh Berkus > Aglio Database Solutions > San Francisco > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > ------=_Part_8764_30650853.1143088409660 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
How about even having, sort of "Ambassadors" of Postgresql f= or specific country/region/state/city.
Actively participating people/person to whom locallly others can = contact, ofcourse the pug prevails.
 
--Rajesh.
 
On 3/22/06, = Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com<= /a>> wrote:
Jim,

Well, this is my gen= eral idea.  We'd divide the sponsors page into:

Code Contr= ibutors
       current developer sponsors here
Hosting Sponsors
       hub, ehpg, cmd, e= tc.

Financial Sponsors
       Major= Sponsors
          &n= bsp;    $10,000+ annual corporate gifts
   = ;    Sponsors
       &= nbsp;       other corporate gifts, $1000-$10,= 000
            = ;   plus in-kind support
       = Individuals (link to page)

However, the "ad-hoc fundraising gro= up" has yet to discuss actual donor
levels.  Plus, "= Financial Sponsors" *must* include donors to JPUG,
PostgresqlFR and FFIV Germany as well as PostgreSQL at SPI.

I've= thought about some relativist approaches but they don't really seem
app= ropriate for a donor credits page -- all they would do is result in the
big companies giving less, which is not what we want.

Oh, one mo= re note:  I'd like to phase out the banner ads by using sponsorlistings instead.  No other major OSS project I know of uses ba= nners ads
on their site; it's time to shut them down.

--
--Josh

Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San = Francisco

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