From owner-freebsd-database@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 27 14:55:00 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15E9C16A41F; Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:55:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca) Received: from tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts10.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C9E943D45; Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:54:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca) Received: from toronto-HSE-ppp4041820.sympatico.ca ([70.48.187.112]) by tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with ESMTP id <20051027141410.QSSF1799.tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net@toronto-HSE-ppp4041820.sympatico.ca>; Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:14:10 -0400 From: Robert Bernier To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:14:22 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200510271014.22389.robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca> Cc: Subject: SRA America, postgres X-BeenThere: freebsd-database@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Database use and development under FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:55:00 -0000 Hi guys, I'll try to keep this short and sweet. I'm the PostgreSQL Business Intelligence Analyst at SRA America, http://sra= apowergres.com. We're an opensource service and support company for Postgre= SQL and the BSDs. As you know, much of the commercial activity going on with FreeBSD and post= gres, when compared to the likes of Linux and MySQL, is just simply not on = the business awareness radar. To that end we're trying to rememdy this by n= etworking with usergroups, such as nycbug.org, and participating on various= mail-lists. We're also working with a number of FreeBSD advocates that inc= ludes the likes of Dru Lavigne, communities (postgresql.org) and opensource= initiatives (bsdcertification.org) to create standards compliant coursewar= e. We've tied postgres and bsd together for two simple reasons: 1. More than a few of the postgres community (especially CORE) are BSD user= s. 2. The BSD community is mature with top developers but has a very small bus= iness support/marketing infrastructure. These grass roots projects have a common heritage that by their very nature= precludes domination by any one corporation. I'd like to think that I'm no= t the only one when I say that all I want to do is earn money by doing what= I enjoy. Comments? thanks =2D-=20 Robert Bernier PostgreSQL Business Intelligence Analyst SRA AMERICA (Formerly of One WTC) PostgreSQL Services:Consulting,Migration,Support and Training One Penn Plaza, Suite 1910 New York, NY 10119 Tel: =A0212.244.8833 ext:22 www.sraapowergres.com =A0robertb@sraapowergres.com www.sraamerica.com