Re: [pgsql-pkg-debian] Re: We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org until we have a PPA

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: Christoph Berg <myon(at)debian(dot)org>, Martin Pitt <mpitt(at)debian(dot)org>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, PostgreSQL WWW <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL in Debian <pgsql-pkg-debian(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: [pgsql-pkg-debian] Re: We should not transition to apt.postgresql.org until we have a PPA
Date: 2013-02-14 19:01:37
Message-ID: 511D3491.8090408@commandprompt.com
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On 02/14/2013 10:35 AM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> (1) Issue with instructions on Ubuntu 12.04
>
> 1. install the key using the wget command.

Well this isn't that uncommon but I do see your point.

> The new process represents a 20X increase in sysadmin time to install
> PostgreSQL on a server. This will result in less PostgresQL
> installations. Do we really want that?
>
> Alternately, Martin, this will mean (for our professional clients)
> switching from Ubuntu to Red Hat/Fedora, just because it's easier to
> maintain PostgreSQL there.

That's a bit alarmist, slow down on the coffee. I agree that
apt.postgresql.org should work as a simple PPA but I guarantee you that
our "professional clients" are not going to switch from Ubuntu to Red
Hat/Fedora, that's ridiculous.

It will however make them wonder what .org is smoking and if they should
just stay with the latest stable release until we get our act together.

JD

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