Re: request for sponsors page

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
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 21:00:29
Message-ID: 200808212100.m7LL0Tt29049@momjian.us
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Robert Treat wrote:
> > >>> Right now, we only put up year-round sponsors of full-time developers.
> > >>> Someday we'll be able to list other sponsors, but not at the moment.
> > >>
> > >> Hmm, I think the more important factor here is the net result of support
> > >> and it'd be fair to list a list of features supported. There are many
> > >> important contributions developed by non full-time developers.
> > >
> > > Oh, I agree completely. I'm just telling you that the effort to revamp
> > > the sponsors page has been permanently stuck in political deadlock and
> > > lack of volunteer time for some years now.
> >
> > I'm not about global political changes, I'm about adding my sponsor, which
> > is a the biggest postgres user in France.
> >
>
> 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).

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