Re: PostgreSQL.Org (was: PostgreSQL Conference Fal l 2007)

> ------- Original Message -------
> From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
> To: Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Sent: 30/08/07, 16:18:31
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] PostgreSQL.Org (was: PostgreSQL Conference Fall 2007)
>
> No. This conference is being organized currently by three community
> members (although is one of the PDXPUG leaders). This conference was
> discussed by the community at OSCON.

A handfull of people at OSCON does not the community make.

> I appreciate that some maybe feel left out, but the notice was short and
> we wanted to get moving. It is not moving and it is a wondeful thing.
> Let's be happy that PostgreSQL is having another conference.

I am. What I object to is declaring this as a postgresql.org conference when it hasn't been generally agreed in an appropriate community forum (which would be -advocacy imho). Doing so effectively allows *anyone* to organise an event and call it 'official' - which I believe is definitely not something we want for a whole heap of reasons.

Regards, Dave