Re: [GENERAL] Postgres-based system to run .org registry?

It's on Slashdot, but there's only one post there that mentions the use of
Postgresql.

On 14 Oct 2002, Robert Treat wrote:

> Yep, that's them. This is a big win from a PostgreSQL advocacy position,
> especially since oracle pr made an official statement against the use of
> PostgreSQL. Has this info hit any of the linux oriented news sites
> (linux-today, slashdot, etc...) If not someone from the PostgreSQL
> marketing dept. (wink wink) should come up with a press release.
>
> Robert Treat
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David De Graff" <postgresql(at)awarehouse(dot)com>
> To: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>; <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>;
> <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:42 PM
> Subject: [GENERAL] Postgres-based system to run .org registry?
>
>
> > The Internet Society (ISOC) won the bid to replace Verisign as the
> .org
> > registry. They're going to subcontract to Afilias, who has been
> running the
> > .info registry.
> >
> > See:
> > http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-14oct02.htm
> > http://www.afilias.info/about_afilias/dotorg/index_html
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23669-2002Oct14.html
> >
> > Is this the same group that recently asked for input on their
> proposal,
> > which specified Postgres as the registry database?
> >
> > (For some reason I can't find the recent thread on their proposal on
> the
> > hackers, general or admin lists.)
> >
> > Dave De Graff
>
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