From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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To: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
Cc: | pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org, Oleg Bartunov <oleg(at)sai(dot)msu(dot)su>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
Subject: | Re: request for sponsors page |
Date: | 2008-08-21 22:03:30 |
Message-ID: | 200808212203.m7LM3VA09540@momjian.us |
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Robert Treat wrote:
> > > Dare I mention it, but we have a history of listing people who contribute
> > > code for each release, perhaps we should add a "sponsors" section in the
> > > release notes, and include a list of every company who sponsors a feature
> > > for that release (based on designation of the developer who did the
> > > work).
> >
> > We mention companies in the press release; having them in the release
> > notes seems like advertizing, and advertizing that will remain in the
> > release notes for years and years (which is probably bad).
> >
>
> Well, technically it is advertising, but I don't see why it is necessarily
> bad. Developer contributions live on in old release notes for many years even
> once the developer stops contributing, why not with companies? Or to put it
> another way, would it be so bad if people looking in the 7.3 release notes
> saw Great Bridge listed as a corporate sponsor for that release?
In my opinion, for individuals, it is recognition; for companies it is
advertizing. I think company names would be ugly after a while. And
what do you do for people who work and are sponsored by companies? Put
both the company name and author? Frankly I would rather remove all the
names from the release notes before making them longer with both.
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