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From: Scott Mead <[email protected]>
To: Magnus Hagander <[email protected]>
Cc: Dave Page <[email protected]>
Cc: Devrim GÜNDÜZ <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Linux Downloads page change
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:30:12 -0400
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On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 5:36 AM, Scott Mead <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On Jul 9, 2012 5:31 AM, "Magnus Hagander" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Scott Mead <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> > That aside though, the code must be 100% open source to be listed on
> > >> > those download pages; Scottie, where can people find the spec files,
> > >> > BitRock XML files or whatever?
> > >
> > >   In the past we have always provided them upon request ( we were
> asked only
> > > nce :).  But we can work that out, no problem.
> >
> > Yes, please look into that.
> >
> >
> > >> While I agree with that requirement in general, we should apply it
> > >> fairly. AFAICT the latest release of the EDB installers that had
> > >> sourcecode with it was 9.0.2 - I have a hard time seeing that nothing
> > >> would've changed since... None of the changes that have been discussed
> > >> on the lists here in the past couple of months are anywhere to be
> > >> seen.. So should we remove the EDB installers from the page as well?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Also, I took a quick look at the GIT history for the download pages,
> > >> > and as far as I can see there weren't any links to these RPMs in the
> > >> > past, so I'm not sure what has been removed exactly. Scott; can you
> > >> > point me at the commit that changed what you're referring to please?
> > >>
> > >> I assume he's referring to:
> > >> -<p><a href="http://www.openscg.org/postgresql/packages">Download</a;
> > >> the packages from OpenSCG.<
> > >> -<p><i>The multi-platform binary packages are maintained by <a
> > >> href="http://www.openscg.org">Open
> > >>
> > >> from commit b282714a097f767b258e469fb80225b638864a19. They used to be
> > >> on the "generic linux" page, as well as on the "generic downloads
> > >> page". They are now only on the "generic downloads page".
> > >
> > > Exactly, this is the link I was talking about.
> >
> > 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

--Scottie



> --Scottie
>
> >
> > --
> >  Magnus Hagander
> >  Me: http://www.hagander.net/
> >  Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
>


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  [application/octet-stream] linux_debian.patch (913B, 3-linux_debian.patch)
  download | inline diff:
*** linux_debian.orig.html	2012-07-09 10:26:16.000000000 -0400
--- linux_debian.html	2012-07-09 10:22:37.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 169,174 ****
--- 169,188 ----
  the builtin repositories.
  </p>
  
+ <h2>Generic packages</h2>
+ <p>
+ Generic RPM and DEB packages are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions
+ and provide a server-only distribution of the database.
+ These packages provide a single set of binaries and consistent packaging across
+ a number of Linux distributions.  They are designed for production server 
+ installation where a GUI is not available and consistency across 
+ multiple distributions is a requirement.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <a href="http://www.openscg.org/postgresql/packages">Download</a>
+ the packages from OpenSCG for all supported versions.
+ </p>
+ 
  <h2>Graphical installer</h2>
  <p>
  One click installers are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions


  [application/octet-stream] linux_other.patch (920B, 4-linux_other.patch)
  download | inline diff:
*** linux.orig.html	2012-07-09 10:14:31.000000000 -0400
--- linux.html	2012-07-09 10:14:15.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 152,157 ****
--- 152,171 ----
  the documentation for your Linux distribution.
  </p>
  
+ <h2>Generic packages</h2>
+ <p>
+ Generic RPM and DEB packages are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions
+ and provide a server-only distribution of the database.
+ These packages provide a single set of binaries and consistent packaging across
+ a number of Linux distributions.  They are designed for production server 
+ installation where a GUI is not available and consistency across 
+ multiple distributions is a requirement.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <a href="http://www.openscg.org/postgresql/packages">Download</a>
+ the packages from OpenSCG for all supported versions.
+ </p>
+ 
  <h2>Graphical installer</h2>
  <p>
  One click installers are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions


  [application/octet-stream] linux_redhat.patch (920B, 5-linux_redhat.patch)
  download | inline diff:
*** linux_redhat.orig.html	2012-07-09 10:26:32.000000000 -0400
--- linux_redhat.html	2012-07-09 10:12:14.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 244,249 ****
--- 244,263 ----
  and manual installation as well.
  </p>
  
+ <h2>Generic packages</h2>
+ <p>
+ Generic RPM and DEB packages are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions
+ and provide a server-only distribution of the database.
+ These packages provide a single set of binaries and consistent packaging across
+ a number of Linux distributions.  They are designed for production server 
+ installation where a GUI is not available and consistency across 
+ multiple distributions is a requirement.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <a href="http://www.openscg.org/postgresql/packages">Download</a>
+ the packages from OpenSCG for all supported versions.
+ </p>
+ 
  <h2>Graphical installer</h2>
  <p>
  One click installers are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions


  [application/octet-stream] linux_suse.patch (949B, 6-linux_suse.patch)
  download | inline diff:
*** linux_suse.orig.html	2012-07-09 10:25:55.000000000 -0400
--- linux_suse.html	2012-07-09 10:25:13.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 143,148 ****
--- 143,162 ----
  to find suitable packages. Documentation is also available there.
  </p>
  
+ <h2>Generic packages</h2>
+ <p>
+ Generic RPM and DEB packages are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions
+ and provide a server-only distribution of the database.
+ These packages provide a single set of binaries and consistent packaging across
+ a number of Linux distributions.  They are designed for production server 
+ installation where a GUI is not available and consistency across 
+ multiple distributions is a requirement.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <a href="http://www.openscg.org/postgresql/packages">Download</a>
+ the packages from OpenSCG for all supported versions.
+ </p>
+ 
  <h2>Graphical installer</h2>
  <p>
  One click installers are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions


  [application/octet-stream] linux_ubuntu.patch (938B, 7-linux_ubuntu.patch)
  download | inline diff:
*** linux_ubuntu.orig.html	2012-07-09 10:26:03.000000000 -0400
--- linux_ubuntu.html	2012-07-09 10:24:03.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 176,181 ****
--- 176,195 ----
  same way as the ones included in the distribution.
  </p>
  
+ <h2>Generic packages</h2>
+ <p>
+ Generic RPM and DEB packages are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions
+ and provide a server-only distribution of the database.
+ These packages provide a single set of binaries and consistent packaging across
+ a number of Linux distributions.  They are designed for production server 
+ installation where a GUI is not available and consistency across 
+ multiple distributions is a requirement.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <a href="http://www.openscg.org/postgresql/packages">Download</a>
+ the packages from OpenSCG for all supported versions.
+ </p>
+ 
  <h2>Graphical installer</h2>
  <p>
  One click installers are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions


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