On 12 Apr 2017, at 20:17, Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> wrote:
> * Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 08:08:58PM +0100, Justin Clift wrote:
>>> On 12 Apr 2017, at 19:33, Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> wrote:
>>>> Joe,
>>>> * Joe Conway (mail@joeconway.com) wrote:
>>>>> Is this something we can send to pgsql-announce or does it violate some
>>>>> rule or another?
>>>>
>>>> The policy for announce is here:
>>>>
>>>> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/NewsEventsApproval
>>>>
>>>> Doesn't really seem like this kind of announcement really fits within
>>>> the charter of -announce, but maybe it could be included in some kind of
>>>> broader announcement about PgUS?
>>>
>>> Aren't they're general guidelines?
>>>
>>> Being able to donate to PG via Amazon Smile is likely of use and interest
>>> to much of the PG ecosystem.
>>
>> Just to clarify, it is the _US_-based Postgres Association that will
>> receive the funds.
>
> Right, this would be just for 'The United States PostgreSQL
> Association', aka PgUS (https://postgresql.us). There's other
> non-profits in other places, of course (eg: PostgreSQL Europe,
> https://www.postgresql.eu/). Perhaps that comes up as an organization
> for Amazon or Paypal for folks in Europe..?
Good thinking. Just checked that PayPal Hub page again (from UK):
https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/hub
These search keywords had absolutely no result though:
* PostgreSQL
* Postgres
* PG.EU
* PG
* PgUS (tested just in case :>)
Maybe some in France needs to check?
+ Justin
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