Re: What I would say if someone asked me about no win32

Sounds good.

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The Hermit Hacker wrote:
>
> "As a result of the API differences between the Windows and Unix operating
> systems, the changes required to *cleanly* patch the PostgreSQL source
> code to compile under Windows proved to be a more daunting task then
> originally expected. As a result, we were unable to bring full Win32
> support into v7.4, but will continue to work towards this goal, aiming
> for integration in v7.5 .. "
>
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Bruce Momjian wrote:
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> >
> > I ran out of time, just like the PITR guy. Win32 takes tons of time,
> > and working on the PostgreSQL project itself just doesn't allow enough
> > time.
> >
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> >
> > Josh Berkus wrote:
> > > People,
> > >
> > > > Q. Hey, I read in a bunch of places that 7.4 was going to have native
> > > > windows support, what gives?
> > >
> > > My answer:
> > >
> > > A. PostgreSQL has a well-deserved reputation for "bulletproof" reliability and
> > > stability, which requires each new patch and plug-in to pass stringent
> > > community testing. The Win32 platform has proved to be more of a challenge
> > > than we anticipated in this regard, and we would rather release our Windows
> > > port late than release a version which might fail in production environments.
> > >
> > > But, Bruce, since you're head of the port, wanna comment on this? We're
> > > trying to prepare a "canned" answer for the inevitable questions.
> > >
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> > > San Francisco
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