Re: [GENERAL] Oft Ask: How to contribute to PostgreSQL?

On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Lincoln Yeoh wrote:

> At 11:12 PM 06-12-1999 -0400, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> >
> >I'm glad we are all thinking alike :)
>
> Yep. I really would like a credit card thingy tho, coz it's more
> convenient than trying to do international bank transfers, money
> orders and all that.
>
> There's a bit of pain interfacing with the bank/card clearinghouse
> though.

We do do credit cards...let me build the backend for that page first...it
will include the ability to do credit cards.  Our products page currently
does handle credit cards, but i haven't had a chance to build up the cgi
yet for the 'pledge' page...

> >1. don't like that one...that's what we do the support contracts,
>
> OK. Was just an idea for general funding.

There is a 'General Pool' option under the Contribute item in the products
page...I'm going to end up throwing in an 'Advertising' option also, for
magazine ads and such...

> >2. see http://www.pgsql.com/features ... its a start, we will expand on it
> >   over the next few days, add a cgi backend, etc etc...
>
> Looks ok, heh maybe some bright spark will put a pledge for negative bucks
> for stuff they don't like :).
>
> I still would like support for credit card payments..

Go make an order on he products page...ti will ask you for your credit
card number...the pledge page will have it too...i'll try hard to get it
in place tomorrow...

> >> Could also have a Thank you page for things like "Keep up the good work",
> >> "Mucho gracias!", etc (criticism and bug reports should be kept to mailing
> >> lists).
> >
> >A comments page?  Lincoln Yech <lylyech@mecomb.com> says this about
> >PostreSQL...?  Doable, let me play with it...
>
> More like a way of saying "Thanks" to the developers. I figure many times a
> sincere word of thanks/encouragement at the right moment is priceless.
> Problem is there could be abuses by nasty people.
>
> The comments could actually be added to your existing projects page perhaps.
>
> BTW the Postgres elephant doesn't look quite as attractive as the Linux
> penguin.
>
> That said, it could still make a decent stuffed toy. Give it big eyes and a
> PostgreSQL t-shirt around a roly-poly body.

Jeff? :)

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