Re: PostgreSQL and Patents: no position against ?

Jean-Paul,

We did do this in PWN for that reason.   I'm not really sure who else we can
reach with the web site.    I've also (personally) contacted several
PostgreSQL-using companies about providing testimonials to MEPs; given the
way the argument has been framed by the Commission, every business that
speaks up is worth 100 OSS projects.

> There _is_ a problem with doing so, organisationally, as that does
> make the organisation more or less political in nature.  And that
> can disqualify it from being treated as a charitable organisation.

This is also a point; we're still waiting on the approval by the IRS for 501
(c)3 status for the PostgreSQL Foundation, overt lobbying on the main web
site probably isn't wise.

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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco