Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > On 12/12/2014 06:30 AM, Robert Haas wrote: > > >Yeah, that would be great, and even better if we could get 2 or 3 > >positions funded so that the success or failure isn't too much tied to > >a single individual. But even getting 1 position funded in a > >stable-enough fashion that someone would be willing to bet on it seems > >like a challenge. (Maybe other people here are less risk-averse than > >I am.) > > We (not CMD, the community) with proper incentive could fund this. It really > wouldn't be that hard. That said, there would have to be a clear > understanding of expectations, results, and authority.
Uh, really? Last I looked at the numbers from SPI treasurer reports, they are not impressive enough to hire a full-time engineer, let alone a senior one. The Linux Foundation has managed to pay for Linus Torvalds somehow, so it does sound possible. We have a number of companies making money all over the globe, at least. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
