Re: vista

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Naz Gassiep <naz(at)mira(dot)net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Ron Johnson <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: vista
Date: 2006-09-19 15:09:59
Message-ID: 45100847.9050704@commandprompt.com
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> taken seriously by professionals in industry. For minor features, yes,
> perhaps it could be argued that the core team could ignore certain
> issues, and just wait for a patch. For something like Vista
> compatibility, if you want to be taken seriously by anyone who uses
> Windows (hands up anyone who knows a Windows user), "scratch your own
> itch" is not really going to cut it,

Then they can purchase MSSQL. No sweat off my back.

> IMHO. I'm used to getting that line
> when talking to 2 developer obscure projects that have a userbase of a
> half a dozen, but for a project like PostgreSQL, the "they tell you to
> do it yourself" brush is one we do NOT want to get tarred with.
>
> If we don't have the resources to cope with a Vista port immediately
> then so be it. If it's low priority, so be it. However, lets not appear
> to deride as unnecessary that which we cannot immediately provide a
> solution to. That's small time project mentality.

Asking someone to submit a patch is completely acceptable in this project.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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