Received: from localhost (maia-2.hub.org [200.46.204.187]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 693ED9FC11B; Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:37:25 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.187]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 19098-05-5; Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:37:20 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-254.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.254]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFF639FC141; Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:37:20 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.embarqhsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l78GbH6t006849; Wed, 8 Aug 2007 09:37:17 -0700 Message-ID: <46B9F1BB.1080407@commandprompt.com> Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:39:23 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dave Page CC: Peter Eisentraut , pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org, Lukas Kahwe Smith Subject: Re: EnterpriseDB Postgres References: <200708081736.26564.peter_e@gmx.net> <46B9E4F8.1090005@postgresql.org> <46B9EA3E.9040504@commandprompt.com> <46B9EC9F.3000208@postgresql.org> In-Reply-To: <46B9EC9F.3000208@postgresql.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.2.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.1/3892/Wed Aug 8 03:05:19 2007 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:37:18 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200708/138 X-Sequence-Number: 11708 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dave Page wrote: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> Dave Page wrote: >> It is certainly unusual to not use a standard package format >> (rpm,deb,pkg). > > I must admit I kinda hat my Win32 hat on when I read that, and haven't > really looked at the Linux installer in detail. > > Outside of the open source world it is far more normal to have > distro-independent installers - and this is specifically what we wanted > because we want to get PostgreSQL on as many machines as possible. Yes but they still install the right way :). (e.g; windows will still be able to use add/remove programs). > > The important thing to note is that it is entirely self contained, won't > futz up your filesystem with fluff, and can be uninstalled. Until you get a newbie that links to it the wrong way. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake > > /D > - -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGufG7ATb/zqfZUUQRAv9TAJsGa0WWW+CJL1pcClrb6HVMeyCQbACgmomM 4ep8OfO2Ooh9QvMHeBxUEiM= =lCJ4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----