[ CC to www list.]
I am thinking we need to do something automated with the existing email
lists. It seems self-registration isn't working or isn't prominent
enough.
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Arnulf Christl wrote:
> Hey,
> I didn't want to spam lists with this issue again, sorry to go at you
> directly.
>
> This thing is up now for some time but it seems as if no one is really
> seeing or even using it. We are still committed to what we said and I
> dunno - maybe you are still interested?
>
> http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/PostgreSQL_User_Map
>
> In the meantime major things have been going on in the Geospatial
> community and as we are strong promoters of PostgreSQL we have made sure
> that PG will be one of the core components of the newly announced Open
> Source Geospatial Foundation. Read more about what has been going on here:
> http://www.osgeo.org/
>
> We are planning to set up an Open Source geospatial infrastructure
> software stack and it will contain a PostgreSQL PostGIS engine as
> database core. I could imagine that you would be interested in having
> your user map hosted there for a starter, it would mean that you do not
> have to do anything in the sense of installing or maintaining the
> software, just link it and be happy. The close linkage to the Mapbender
> project would also be loosened - if that would have been any kinf of
> problem.
>
> I did not discuss anything of this with the board of directors yet but I
> would if you say that this might be interesting to you.
>
> Best regards,
> Arnulf Christl.
>
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