Re: [pgsql-www] Re: [pgsql-www] Re: Introducing 2UDA, 2ndQuadrant’s Unified Data Analytics

On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> On 11/11/15 3:56 AM, Umair Shahid wrote:
>> Thanks Magnus. The software catalogue is aimed at associated software.
>> 2UDA is a new distribution of PostgreSQL, aiming to expand and widen the
>> number of people interested in downloading PostgreSQL. Given that goal,
>> we would like to see 2UDA listed on the downloads page under Core/ 3rd
>> Party, not in the catalogue. Can you help?
>
> There is obviously some room for interpretation here. But I think
> something that is listed as a PostgreSQL distribution should track
> PostgreSQL releases in schedule and versioning. For example, I should
> be able to see, where is the latest PostgreSQL 9.4 release of this or
> that distribution. I can do that for the listed Live CD and BigSQL
> distributions, for example. However, by that standard, the Bitnami and
> Turnkey listings should be removed. I have no idea without digging very
> deep what version of PostgreSQL they are shipping and how they are
> updating it. Just bundling some random version of PostgreSQL with some
> other software and setup scripts and calling it MyProduct 1.5 doesn't
> make it a PostgreSQL distribution. There could very well be a need for
> a new category in the software catalog called "PostgreSQL integrated
> software bundles" or something like that.

The previous criteria we've used is that packages listed in the
PostgreSQL Core Distribution section are a) "core PostgreSQL", e.g.
community PostgreSQL, perhaps with one or more of the surrounding
projects (pgAdmin, PostGIS, drivers etc), and b) strictly follow the
PostgreSQL release schedule and support lifecycle.

Other packages in the "3rd party distributions" are subject to less
stringent criteria; e.g. they are more specialised in the software
they bundle (e.g BigSQL) - but still include community PostgreSQL -
and don't necessarily follow the release schedule and support
lifecycle. I believe this is the appropriate section for 2UDA, if
folks think it should be included.

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