From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Chris Mair <list(at)1006(dot)org> |
Cc: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: hard to find odbc driver |
Date: | 2005-09-14 22:08:51 |
Message-ID: | 43289F73.3030400@commandprompt.com |
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Chris Mair wrote:
>Hi.
>I just wanted to mention the following "usability problem".
>
>Didn't quite know where to report this... so I dropped it
>here in the advocacy list...
>
>Suppose you're looking for the PostgreSQL ODBC driver:
>
> 0. start from PostgreSQL website
> 1. click on downloads -> go to http://www.postgresql.org/download/
> 2. click on ODBC -> go to http://pgfoundry.org/projects/psqlodbc/
> 3. don't find download link... click on project homepage -> go to
> http://psqlodbc.projects.postgresql.org/ -> EMPTY PAGE?!
>
>
Well that is more a problem with the psqlODBC project ;).
I agree with your sentiment but it would easily be solved
by the psqlODBC project actually releasing their files within
pgFoundry and of course having an actual website ;0
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
>Compare to JDBC, where user experience is very good. You can
>find the right driver two clicks away from the download site :)
>
>Bye, Chris.
>
>
>PS: it's here: http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/odbc/
>
>
>
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