Joshua,
> It is also not offensive to say Merry Christmas to someone, even if they
> don't celebrate it.
> If you take offense to it... well then get a life. It is not about
> pushing and ideal or
> a religious process onto anyone. It is depending on your belief:
>
> 1. A celebration of Christ in which you are expressing your happiness.
> You don't have to agree with it.
> You should be happy for the person who has the belief.
Having *The PostgreSQL Global Development Group* saying "Merry
Christmas" to the international PostgreSQL community may be interpreted
as culturally insensitive, as it implies that the *entire* PostgreSQL
Global Development Group has this particular belief (which from a quick
glance at the locations and backgrounds of developers, seems unlikely),
and that *everyone* in the PostgreSQL community celebrates Christmas.
Sure, maybe only a minority will be offended, but is it worth the risk
with such a diverse, international community?
There's an easy fix for this: change it to "Happy Holidays" and remove
the references to Christmas. Google uses this phrasing, as do many
organisations who don't want to risk offending anyone. While it may be
simple to fix, the issue is that the content seems to have been written
with little consideration of its implications.
Regards,
Emily