Re: Updates for PostgreSQL.org one-click installer download pages

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
Cc: "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "\"Marc Linster\"(at)EDB" <marc(dot)linster(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org, Dave Page <dave(dot)page(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Updates for PostgreSQL.org one-click installer download pages
Date: 2016-06-29 17:13:25
Message-ID: 577401B5.8030609@commandprompt.com
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On 06/29/2016 09:51 AM, Dave Page wrote:

>> I read through this and this is essentially a marketing update. That in itself isn't a bad thing but it will create inconsistencies in the site. For example on:
>>
>> https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/
>>
>> It will now say:
>>
>> "Interactive installer by EnterpriseDB"
>>
>> Instead of the site/vendor consistent "Graphical Installer"
>
> Right and with good reason - it's more accurate. The installers can run in either graphical or text modes interactively (and silent mode in fact).
>
> Consistency is good - except when it is inaccurate. That is not good for the community.
>

Agreed so let's do this:

Instead I suggest a patch that does something like this (consistently):

MacOS X:

Third Party distributions:

* EnterpriseDB

"Insert short, not more than 150 words (?) description"

* BigSQL

"Insert short, not more than 150 words (?) description"

Other distributions:

* postgres.app

Other packagers (I don't like this name but it is the first thing that
popped in my head):

* Homebrew

* Fink

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