From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Message-Id: <200708081605.l78G54505337@momjian.us>
Subject: Re: EnterpriseDB Postgres
In-Reply-To: <46B9E4F8.1090005@postgresql.org>
To: Dave Page <dpage@postgresql.org>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 12:05:04 -0400 (EDT)
CC: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org,
	Lukas Kahwe Smith <smith@pooteeweet.org>
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Dave Page wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Am Mittwoch, 8. August 2007 17:14 schrieb Lukas Kahwe Smith:
> >> I read about EnterpriseDB PostGres [1] today. Guess since its open
> >> source it does not contain DynaTune (or what their auto tuning feature
> >> for EnterpriseDB is called). Might be a nice addition to be able to get
> >> this unbundled as a binary .. for this distribution? At any rate another
> >> PostgreSQL distribution, well not another actually its "the first-ever
> >> professional-grade distribution".
> > 
> > It's basically PostgreSQL and regular add-on components installed in an 
> > unusual way.  
> 
> Unusual?
> 
> > Certainly not the first,
> 
> Barring pgInstaller, it's the first bundled distribution I recall seeing
> available at no cost.

Agreed, bundled is the issue.  They didn't mention "bundled" in the
press release, but that is kind of a geek word, so I assume that is why
"bundled" wasn't mentioned.

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