Received: from makus.postgresql.org (makus.postgresql.org [98.129.198.125]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64B5316FA502 for ; Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:55:56 -0300 (ADT) Received: from mail-vb0-f46.google.com ([209.85.212.46]) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SoIBf-0005bT-LB for pgsql-www@postgresql.org; Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:55:56 +0000 Received: by vbbff1 with SMTP id ff1so7506882vbb.19 for ; Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:55:43 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=Ostg1pr/whD3S9f3rhDNzdZlEm22mVWxslner38zxQU=; b=VmKJTITVWHLkvfVgujQnStgkdb0a3GSthGekCqO93Gktzn5DRnWXSSD2hQ4sp2IEj0 K3EVjhZis638QSqMcy1HsH6cRwCzIV8EMa1uTHjb1y1gsg45fWvGGhfrfkz7vCU+RHQG sREQ7v0lMNJFyQfUwqSbmbMcyTAPlGqA+3o6vQ9x/u8drGmchh6OWp9x1yP3dSqmYKx/ jp0JM6HNZ4usUzDeFyaI20FoGGUO5q9kfSUdiexCeHgbXF3jBG/QX7pEqKzm/W0+pqDc oTx5M3cac8EDP3w5zh8sue1TnqxwIGeIfX188On9ncSf8XEYKJcNaAqPQVxI7VO8pA1N vCeg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.28.71 with SMTP id z7mr16568101vdg.105.1341856543117; Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:55:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.182.168 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:55:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20120709175359.GB5920@momjian.us> References: <1341692590.1122.1.camel@lenovo01-laptop03.gunduz.org> <2476F91B-A1B2-45DA-96EB-8F33C79A0E05@openscg.com> <1341781012.3451.0.camel@lenovo01-laptop03.gunduz.org> <20120709175359.GB5920@momjian.us> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:55:43 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Linux Downloads page change From: Dave Page To: Bruce Momjian Cc: Scott Mead , Magnus Hagander , =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Devrim_G=DCND=DCZ?= , "pgsql-www@postgresql.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQn76Yf5m/APGMhS0z4ghnlch/Dx7pRkkGwtXs+Ct3/pNxPcIjtEGUs2FJ6WQDTapL2JWR/W X-Pg-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) X-Archive-Number: 201207/65 X-Sequence-Number: 20814 On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 6:53 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 10:30:12AM -0400, Scott Mead wrote: >> > Given that the whole idea of the redesign is to help people figure out >> > why they should choose the different options, can you provide a patch >> > to that page that actually includes a good description of *why* these >> > would be preferable to the standard RPMs? >> >> Absolutely, I'm boarding a flight now, but will work on it once I hit >> 10,000 ft. >> >> PFA a patch for the linux download pages > >> They are designed for production server installation where a GUI is not >> available and consistency across multiple distributions is a >> requirement. > > What installers require a GUI? I thought the EnterpriseDB installers > have a no-gui option? They do. They have silent and command line modes, and can be controlled interactively in the shell or GUI, from the command line, or using response files. -- Dave Page Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com Twitter: @pgsnake EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company