From: | Joshua Kramer <josh(at)bitbuckets(dot)com> |
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To: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Cc: | Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Sixth Draft |
Date: | 2004-09-02 21:26:18 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.44.0409021723030.3673-100000@sydney.bitbuckets.com |
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While I like your wording re: who can change the source tree, I think we
need to step back and ask a philosophical question: what is the purpose of
this press release? To attract new users. Does talk about who can commit
to the source tree create a compelling reason to use PostgreSQL over the
alternatives? I don't think it does. There's also the issue of word
count; IIRC Josh Berkus said he wanted it around 1000 words, and last time
I counted it had about 1800. I think we should leave out the details
about who commits, and just say that it's a BSD license (and explain what
BSD license entails).
On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> "Although there are only a dozen or so developers able to change the main
> source tree, there are over one thousand developers world wide submitting
> and reviewing both bug fixes, and enhancements, to the project"
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Joshua Kramer wrote:
>
> >
> > On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> >
> >> There are currently 1135 ppl on pgsql-hackers ...
> >
> > This brings up a good point, if we say, "over one thousand developers
> > working on Postgresql" then will businesses say, "Wow, there's an awful
> > lot of room for people to insert malicious code!" While it might not be
> > correct, it will give that impression... and, what Simon said about the
> > fact that hundreds of developers submit patches making the
> > patch-acceptance thing secure... that is not clear to someone reading th
> > epress release, and it may open up a whole can of worms if we try to find
> > some way of saying that. Let's just leave it at hundreds of devlopers and
> > stop.
> >
> > --Josh
> >
> >
> >
>
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