Re: Download strategy

On Thursday 18 September 2008 03:58:58 Dave Page wrote:
> - Within each operating system category, downloads would be listed in
> order of ease of use for the complete novice and then alphabetically.
> This is because it was perceived that the majority of 'what do I
> download' questions came from the real novices, for whom a one-click
> installer is easier to understand than a long list of RPMs, DEBs or
> ports, most of which they won't need. The more experienced users will
> naturally choose the platform-native packages anyway, as that's what
> they will be looking for.
>

You know, I find it arguable that it is "easier" to use the "postgresql" yum
repository rather than the built in stuff in centos/rhel/fedora, and I'm not
sure we should be promoting what is essentially a 3rd party system over the
vendor supplied rpms.

Disclaimer: I use CMD's yum repo on some boxes, so I clearly think it is the
better option, but it is a 3rd party website, and not an official postgresql
resource, which I don't think is very clear from the website text (which
actually ignores the vendor options completely)

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Robert Treat
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