From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200404262041.i3QKfZs28845@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] What can we learn from MySQL?
In-Reply-To: <200404262213.44601.jm@poure.com>
To: jm@poure.com
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:41:35 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>,
	PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org>
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Jean-Michel POURE wrote:
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> > My question is, "What can we learn from MySQL?" 狢 don't know there is
> > anything, but I think it makes sense to ask the question.
> 
> Dear Bruce,
> 
> Taking the example of pgAdmin III, which reached nearly one million hits in 
> December (http://www.pgadmin.org/stats/webalizer), nothing seems impossible 
> for PostgreSQL.
> 
> Why not create an all-in-one bundle offering PostgreSQL, Apache, Php and 
> PhpPgAdmin for Win32 and ... mass-release it.
> 
> There is no need to create a complete installer. There could be a single 
> installer executing other installers (like it is sometimes the case in the 
> Win32 world). So that installers remain different.
> 
> A single web page like "http://win.postgresql.org" in 40 languages is enough 
> to mass-release PostgreSQL.
> 
> With an installer and a single web page, PostgreSQL Win32 could quickly reach 
> one million downloads every month.
> 
> There is no need to look for complicated strategies. Every month, there can be 
> 10% more downloads. In the end, people will even forget the name of MySQL.

That seems like a good idea.

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