Tomas,
> This year we've founded local (Czech/Slovak) PostgreSQL User Group, with
> the aim to promote PostgreSQL as a powerful and reliable database
> platform.
Cool! Were you aware of the Prague PostgreSQL User Group? Are you in
touch with Pavel, Zdenek, etc.? Let us know if you want to hold an event.
> - Is there a project that does this? A directory of freelancers in a
> nearby area (e.g. a company located in a city needs freelancers who
> work/live nearby).
Well, there's http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support.
This app needs a lot of love, but I think it's what you should start
with, partly since you would have data ready to go.
> - Would such project help to promote PostgreSQL in your country, or is it
> a problem specific to our country? In other words, does it make sense to
> build a 'global' directory or should we stick with a strictly local one?
Global.
> - If you're a freelancer, would you use such project?
Given the number of listings on the page above, clearly yes.
Also, I want your domain. ;-)
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