Re: Moving toward a more professional booth presence

Thoughts...

Who foots the bill for the folders (in my experience, they aren't
cheap....).  Perhaps a contribution from companies that want to put
stuff in it?  Such a contribution could also go towards offsetting
printing costs for all the other stuff - I know that can get to be
expensive...
> Steve Atkins wrote:
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2007, at 11:27 AM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>>> mpany must be a
>>> PostgreSQL project contributor.  That is, they must have/be donating
>>> code,
>>> money or resources to the project, our NGOs and/or our conferences.
>>>
>>> I think we have enough companies actually supporting the project
>>> that we
>>> don't need to help promote those which don't.
>>
>> Are there any consulting companies who would be excluded by that (I'm
>> guessing not, but don't know).
>
> Yes, a ton. They are listed freely on the postgresql website, but I
> still agree with the assessment that if you want our marketing
> energies you need to be a partner. In the FOSS world, that means you
> are a contributor.
In that same vein, perhaps it would be better to have separate sections
on the site (for example, have contributors show up , with a link at the
bottom for "other support" or something.  Might help to drive
contributions - and IMHO, folks that contribute are generally more
likely to provide reliable PostgreSQL products and services ...  For
example,

http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support_northamerica

Could have a list of contributors on the page, then a link at the bottom
for "other support options" - along with a note to the effect that these
guys are not simply vendors, they are contributors....  Also, it might
make the lists a bit more useful...when I scroll down the Professional
Services page I see a lot of hosting companies that provide "support" -
I can't help but wonder if that means they support their hosted services
....
>
>>
>> Availability of commercial support is a really valuable thing to show
>> to potential serious users.
>
> Yep.
>
> Joshua D. Drake
>
>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>   Steve
>>
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