Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-23 Thread Mark Harrison
Scott Marlowe wrote: On Thu, 2005-05-19 at 15:10, Mark Harrison wrote: Sadly, lots of people in positions of power still want scape goats, rather than proven results. No, it could be that the OP's organization is looking for some proof of postgresql's results. That's a bit out of context.

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-20 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Thu, 2005-05-19 at 15:10, Mark Harrison wrote: > > Sadly, lots of people in positions of power still want scape goats, > > rather than proven results. > > No, it could be that the OP's organization is looking for some proof > of postgresql's results. That's a bit out of context. The message I

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread Mark Harrison
Sadly, lots of people in positions of power still want scape goats, rather than proven results. No, it could be that the OP's organization is looking for some proof of postgresql's results. A lot of people are familiar with the criteria for evaluating a company or commercial product. Open source p

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread P.J. \"Josh\" Rovero
The NOAA National Data Buoy Center is a government customer (there are many commercial customers) for our wXstation(R) product, which uses PostgreSQL as its database. The number of government customers may increase dramatically in the near future. -- P. J. "Josh" Rovero

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread Stephen Frost
* Mark Steckel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > So, if you have used Postgres (or know that it has been used) for a > government project, especially in a 24x7 environment, I would greatly > appreciate hearing about it. Ideally, I need more than just the project > name. Specifically, A brief descript

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread Richard_D_Levine
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 05/19/2005 11:35:07 AM: > >>> ...We are proposing that Postgres be used for the application database. > >>> Not too surprisingly we are being asked for additional > information because > >>> Postgres is open source. > >>> > > So is the implication that they think open

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Thu, 2005-05-19 at 11:35, Philip Hallstrom wrote: > >>> ...We are proposing that Postgres be used for the application database. > >>> Not too surprisingly we are being asked for additional information > >>> because > >>> Postgres is open source. > >>> > > So is the implication that they thin

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread Philip Hallstrom
...We are proposing that Postgres be used for the application database. Not too surprisingly we are being asked for additional information because Postgres is open source. So is the implication that they think open source is a bad thing? I would think they would question a recommendation for us

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread Ron Mayer
Mark Steckel wrote: I have also scrounged the Internet looking for examples of Postgres being used in government, preferably in 24x7 capacities. I find googling for vendors who are known to use PostgreSQL and searching for people's resumes is a good way to find descriptions of Government project

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread Berend Tober
Scott Marlowe wrote: On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 21:24, Mark Steckel wrote: ...We are proposing that Postgres be used for the application database. Not too surprisingly we are being asked for additional information because Postgres is open source. So is the implication that they think open sour

Re: [GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 21:24, Mark Steckel wrote: > Hello, > > Sorry for the cross post. > > I am working on a requirements and recommendation document for a division > of the State of Hawaii Attorney General's office. We are proposing that > Postgres be used for the application database. Not to

[GENERAL] Postgres in government

2005-05-19 Thread Mark Steckel
Hello, Sorry for the cross post. I am working on a requirements and recommendation document for a division of the State of Hawaii Attorney General's office. We are proposing that Postgres be used for the application database. Not too surprisingly we are being asked for additional information bec