Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Win32 release warning

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Rob Butler <crodster2k(at)yahoo(dot)com>, Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>, Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Win32 port list <pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Win32 release warning
Date: 2004-08-26 17:06:34
Message-ID: 200408261706.i7QH6Ye28241@candle.pha.pa.us
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >
> > Also, we probably have more beta testers on Win32 than on all Unix
> > platforms combined, though they might not be testing as thoroughly as
> > Unix.
>
>
> Maybe I am just being dense, but isn't this obvious? I mean this is the
> first release of the Win32 code. Anybody who would be willing to put it
> in production without extensive testing deserves everything they get.
>
> Then again we are talking about people who willinging use Windows as the
> primary platform. Forget I brought it up.

I think there is concern that if the Win32 port is buggy that it will
give the project a bad reputation. It will probably be distributed to
many who have never used PostgreSQL before.

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