X-Original-To: pgsql-general-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AA479DCA86; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:03:17 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 17305-07; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:03:20 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from asmodeus.mcnaught.org (sp-260-1.net4.netcentrix.net [4.21.254.118]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C40EB9DCA65; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:03:14 -0400 (AST) Received: from doug by asmodeus.mcnaught.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1F3jvQ-00055b-FS; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:03:16 -0500 To: Devrim GUNDUZ Cc: "pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org" , pgsql-general@postgresql.org, Burcu GUZEL Subject: Re: New project launched : PostgreSQL GUI Installer for References: <1138668525.643.59.camel@evim.gunduz.org> From: Doug McNaught Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:03:15 -0500 In-Reply-To: <1138668525.643.59.camel@evim.gunduz.org> (Devrim GUNDUZ's message of "Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:48:45 +0200") Message-ID: <87y80x8azw.fsf@asmodeus.mcnaught.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.135 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.135] X-Spam-Score: 0.135 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200601/1599 X-Sequence-Number: 90544 Devrim GUNDUZ writes: > http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pgnixinstaller/ > > We are actively looking for developers for the project. Please drop me > an e-mail if you want to join this project. We will use Python, so you > need to be a Python guy to join the project. We are in planning phase, > if you join us earlier, we will be able to share more ideas. What value does this bring to systems that have a good package system and up-to-date repositories? I can install Postgres today on Ubuntu using a GUI tool, and install another GUI tool to configure and adminsiter it. For systems like Solaris I can see it maybe being a win. Are you going to work with the underlying system's package manager, or put everything in /usr/local? -Doug