From: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> |
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To: | Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org> |
Cc: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Major donors |
Date: | 2006-03-23 17:14:40 |
Message-ID: | 20060323171440.GC90527@pervasive.com |
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On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 03:07:23PM -0500, Chris Browne wrote:
> jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com ("Jim C. Nasby") writes:
> > It also might not make sense from a financial perspective. $1k is
> > quite a lot for most individuals, but it's a tiny sum for all but
> > the smallest companies.
>
> I suspect it's a more significant thing, in fact, if a project
> attracts contributions from 50 individuals that add to $1000 (that's a
> mere $20 apiece) than if it attracts $10K from a corporate donor.
I don't know about that; people tend to get a 'warm-fuzzy' when they
find out that major corporations are using/promoting/contributing to
PostgreSQL.
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