| From: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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| To: | Andy Astor <andya(at)bigsql(dot)com>, Joshua Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>, "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Marc Linster <marc(dot)linster(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>, David Rader <davidr(at)openscg(dot)com>, Scott Mead <scottm(at)openscg(dot)com>, "pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Updates for PostgreSQL.org one-click installer download pages |
| Date: | 2016-07-14 17:16:33 |
| Message-ID: | 5787C8F1.9090106@agliodbs.com |
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On 07/14/2016 09:11 AM, Andy Astor wrote:
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> I believe it is appropriate to allow some leeway to differentiate
> offerings on these pages, /provided they are brief, fact-based, and
> understated./ Such differentiations provide the community with useful
> information./ /If all the offerings are instead presented identically,
> then a new user would have to click-through to each company site to
> understand the differences, which carries at least two problems. First,
> it adds friction and inconvenience to the user experience. Second, there
> would be no balanced presentation of the options; only marketing. With a
> peer-reviewed patch system such as the one we have, we drive companies
> toward fact-based statements, which I think is very valuable to the
> community.
+1
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Josh Berkus
Red Hat OSAS
(any opinions are my own)
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