X-Original-To: pgsql-advocacy-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.2]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4330D1B554 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 05:43:47 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 83519-05 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 05:43:46 -0300 (ADT) Received: from www2.translationforge.com (easyconnect2121136-58.clients.easynet.fr [212.11.36.58]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5FFED1B475 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 05:43:43 -0300 (ADT) Received: from win2000.translationforge.com (win2000.translationforge.com [192.168.0.100]) by www2.translationforge.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i3R8haju005913; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:43:36 +0200 From: Jean-Michel POURE Reply-To: jm@poure.com To: Karel Zak Subject: Re: [HACKERS] What can we learn from MySQL? Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:43:36 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 Cc: Bruce Momjian , PostgreSQL advocacy References: <200404262213.44601.jm@poure.com> <200404262041.i3QKfZs28845@candle.pha.pa.us> <20040427075954.GA12002@zf.jcu.cz> In-Reply-To: <20040427075954.GA12002@zf.jcu.cz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200404271043.36199.jm@poure.com> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200405/9 X-Sequence-Number: 4285 Le mardi 27 Avril 2004 09:59, Karel Zak a =E9crit : > =A0Agree. The =A0page =A0should =A0be =A0describe basic =A0PostgreSQL =A0= features =A0and > =A0step-by-step introduction from =A0download to a first =A0user's "SELEC= T ... > =A0FROM". Dear Karel and Bruce, A step-by-step introduction is interesting, to the extent that the=20 http://win32.postgresql.org home page remains minimal, so that translators do not need to upgrade their translation from time to= =20 time. At first, five paragraphs are enough: - Presentation of PostgreSQL: "PostgreSQL is the most advanced database in = the=20 world, offering a complete solution suited for every need, etc...". - Step by step installation procedure (with screenshots). The screenshots m= ay=20 remain in English. - Links to the documentation and the mailing lists. - Links to the PostgreSQL NLS project (Peter). - Legal disclaimer. Having a translation is important because people running Windows mostly see= k=20 information in their language on seach engines. Then, like in the pgAdmin III project, you can sit on a chair and monitor= =20 downloads. IMHO, the number of downloads can quickly rise to one million a= =20 month. > =A0Do you expect translate PostgreSQL-win installer to foreign languages? Probably not, this is too much work. But this can come in a second stage. Because PostgreSQL is such a wonderfull project, there is no need to build= =20 complex marketing strategies. A single web page and a complete installer is= =20 enough to reach impressive numbers. Of course, the most difficult part is the Win32 installer. Cheers, Jean-Michel Pour=E9