Re: The PostgreSQL Advocacy and Marketing group

On 25 Nov 2002, Robert Treat wrote:

> Justin, did you take up sleeping again? If you cut that out of your
> schedule it really frees up a good amount of time to work on things.
>
> I'd suggest we concentrate on what needs to be done for 7.3 roll out,
> since that is the most pressing issue by far, and after roll out we can
> address the other areas. I can put together a list of TODO's for the
> roll out so we all see what we're up against.
>
> The one big question on scheduling the release is do we feel we need to
> get it out before the long thanksgiving weekend (here in the states) or
> can we target Dec 1st as an official release date? (Mark, maybe you can
> speak from a development side of things on that)

If you need the delay, we can do it ... Bruce has some rush for Wednesday,
but if we aren't ready for it, we're just not ready ... all I need from
you guys for the release is the press release itself, so from a
'development' side, we're pretty much ready to go ...




 > > Robert Treat
>
> On Mon, 2002-11-25 at 14:36, Justin Clift wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > For the foreseeable future, I'm practically out of time to take care of
> > any Advocacy stuff.
> >
> > i.e. Stuff I can do:
> >
> > - Throw in a comment here and there, assist with some guidance if needed
> > now and again, etc.
> >
> > Stuff I can't do (any more):
> >
> > - Co-ordinating PostgreSQL Advocacy and Marketing efforts
> > - Technical changes to the webserver side of things
> > - Consistently read the list
> > - Much at all in relation to this
> >
> > The will is there, the practical reality of being able to get everything
> > done is not.  :-/
> >
> > At least one direct email requiring some form of response is coming in
> > every 5 to 8 minutes (not counting mailing lists), 24 hours a day, 5
> > days a week (less on weekends thankfully), and this is impacting
> > things.  Presently I'm dropping stuff everywhere, and that's just not
> > cool.
> >
> > So, we need to do some organising of who does what for the PostgreSQL
> > Advocacy and Marketing group.
> >
> > Initial list of what needs to be covered:
> >
> > - Who will now do backend Advocacy site changes?  A couple of you
> > already have accounts on the server.
> >
> > - Who knows or is willing to learn Zope and ZWiki, so that areas needing
> > collaboration can leverage from this combo?
> >
> > - Who will drive specific initiatives?
> >
> >   i.e.
> >
> >   The 7.3 Press Release, and the translations of it
> >   The list of GUI tools
> >   and so forth
> >
> >
> > Regards and best wishes,
> >
> > Justin Clift
> >
> > --
> > "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those
> > who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the
> > first group; there was less competition there."
> >    - Indira Gandhi
> >
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