Elephant in a nutshell - Navigating the Postgres community 101
summary
Overview of community structure, practical entry points and concrete processes: boards and committees (funds, code‑of‑conduct, user‑group committee), user groups with meetup tips and speaker bureau contacts, public resources (planet Postgres, Postgres Weekly, mailing lists) and community tools on GitHub, a live dashboard named PG life, and the development workflow centered on five commitfests leading to feature freezes and September releases; notes on recognition (contributor listings, sponsor tiers, and commemorative coins) and where to file bugs or hire support.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 3:57Postgres as a community
- 5:02Postgres Europe and PGUS
- 7:48Code of conduct and legal guidelines
- 9:58Navigating community activities
- 11:01Local user groups
- 16:44Postgres-focused events
- 19:14Learning Postgres resources
- 23:46Getting professional support
- 25:10Contributing to Postgres
- 28:48Recognition in the community
- 30:13Q&A and closing remarks
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