Re: Major French companies officially asking sofware vendors tosupport PostgreSQL

Hi Damien,

> On Dec 7, 2017, at 2:13 AM, Damien Clochard <damien@dalibo.info> wrote:
>
>
> The French PostgreSQL Cross-Enterprise Work Group, a non-profit organization advocating for the adoption and use of
PostgreSQL,just published an open letter to all software vendors that don’t already do so to take steps to support
PostgreSQLas a database management system (DBMS). 
>
> The ambition of this initiative is to incite them to adapt quickly to the irresistible IT transformation in progress
inpublic and private companies. 
>
> Created in 2016, the PostgreSQL Cross-Enterprise Work Group ( called “Groupe de Travail Inter-Entreprise” or “GT
Entreprise”in French) is a dedidacted task force inside the PostgreSQLFr non-profit association
(https://www.postgresql.fr/asso/).Over the last months,it has grown remarkably. 
>
> In a new press release published yesterday, the workgroup sent an open letter to software vendors asking them
officiallyto support PostgreSQL. 
>
> * Original version :
> <https://www.postgresql.fr/entreprises/20171206_lettre_ouverte_aux_editeurs_de_logiciels>
>
> * English translation :
> <https://www.postgresql.fr/entreprises/english>
>
>
> This is a major step for PostgreSQL in France and in the french-speaking  countries. For the first time, more than 20
nationaland international companies take an explicit stance in favor of PostgreSQL by recognizing the technical value
ofthe software but also highlighting the benefits of the open source model itself. 
>
> Among these companies and public agencies, you can find :
> * Air France,
> * Carrefour (retail),
> * CASDEN (bank),
> * CNES (national space study center),
> * EDF,
> * MSA / GIE AGORA (mutual insurance),
> * E.Leclerc (retail),
> * MAIF (mutual insurance),
> * Météo France (national weather forecast agency),
> * The National Education Ministry,
> * PeopleDoc,
> * SNCF (national railway company),
> * Société Générale (bank)
> * Tokheim Services Group
>
> These institutions gathered in the PostgreSQLFr association to share their experience, promote PostgreSQL and
contributeto its development.  Beyond these 3 big missions, the remarkable point is that the group  organized itself by
adoptingthe great principles of the PostgreSQL community: openess, mutual help, transparency, self-organization, etc. 
>
> To discover the other activities of the group, you can come to the booth of the PostgreSQL community during the Paris
OpenSummit 2017 or read the wiki page of the workgroup : 
>
> * Original version: <https://www.postgresql.fr/entreprises/>
> * English translation: <https://www.postgresql.fr/entreprises/welcome>

This is exciting news indeed! To echo Justin, the press release could also be submitted to .org as it would qualify
underthe PostgreSQL “family” news policy. 

Also a small comment for an improvement: I would suggest having links to the websites of the companies where the logos
aredisplayed.  It would be useful for people who want to understand more about the companies and what kinds of problems
theyare using PostgreSQL to solve for. 

Looking forward to seeing what results come out of this group!

Best,

Jonathan