Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Software Patents

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Josh Berkus wrote:
> >
> >>Bruce,
> >>
> >>
> >>>I think a News item is all we, as a group, are going to agree to at this
> >>>point.
> >>
> >>Oh, I don't know.  Who's opposing a web button?  Is there really anyone in our
> >
> >
> > Me.  We didn't clean up the main PostgreSQL page to add someone else's
> > button, especially some ranting organization.  If you want to do it for
> > your company, go ahead, it is your page, but the stuff we do have to be
> > 100% or pretty close.
>
> I am a little confused as to your argument Bruce. What is wrong with a
> button or link on www.postgresql.org that publicizes a page on
> www.postgresql.org the describes the communities stance on software patents.
>
> The page could also of course have links as reference to other
> legitimate anti-patent links (this is where I could see some tension).

The patent thing just isn't high-profile enough to warrant adding a
permanent link at this point.  Is is a question of priority, not that
there is anything wrong with a link text.

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