It's on Slashdot, but there's only one post there that mentions the use of Postgresql.
On 14 Oct 2002, Robert Treat wrote: > Yep, that's them. This is a big win from a PostgreSQL advocacy position, > especially since oracle pr made an official statement against the use of > PostgreSQL. Has this info hit any of the linux oriented news sites > (linux-today, slashdot, etc...) If not someone from the PostgreSQL > marketing dept. (wink wink) should come up with a press release. > > Robert Treat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David De Graff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:42 PM > Subject: [GENERAL] Postgres-based system to run .org registry? > > > > The Internet Society (ISOC) won the bid to replace Verisign as the > .org > > registry. They're going to subcontract to Afilias, who has been > running the > > .info registry. > > > > See: > > http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-14oct02.htm > > http://www.afilias.info/about_afilias/dotorg/index_html > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23669-2002Oct14.html > > > > Is this the same group that recently asked for input on their > proposal, > > which specified Postgres as the registry database? > > > > (For some reason I can't find the recent thread on their proposal on > the > > hackers, general or admin lists.) > > > > Dave De Graff > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
