PostgreSQL Users,
Our project has a special relationship with Japan, and right now the
whole country is hurting. Japan PostgreSQL User Group (JPUG) represents
the largest national group of PostgreSQL users in the world, possibly up
to 20% of our users worldwide. Around 1/4 of the code contributors to
PostgreSQL come from Japan as well, including both major and minor
contributors, several of whom we have still not heard from.
As such, we are urging more fortunate supporters of the PostgreSQL
project to support Japan in this disaster. The more aid Japan gets
right now, the faster they will be able to recover from the current
catastrophe. The Japanese on the coast need food, medical care,
housing and rebuilding in excess of what the Japanese government can
quickly supply.
We recommend the following organizations for donations to Japan relief:
International Federation of The Red Cross/Crescent:
http://www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/disaster-management/responding/ongoing-operations/japan-earthquake/about-the-donations-to-japan/
Doctors Without Borders:
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/overview.cfm
--Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Core Team