Re: patch - BigSQL packages on Download

On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 5:00 AM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:

> Hi
>
> On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Rader, David <davidr(at)openscg(dot)com> wrote:
> > Attached is a proposed patch for the Windows, OS X, and Linux download
> pages
> > to include the BigSQL.org packages for download.
> >
> > Please review for approval
>
> I think there are a number of issues with this:
>
> - The descriptions should be kept much shorter, a couple of lines at
> most like the other entries.
>
> - There are factual inaccuracies - your toolchain is not 100% Open
> Source as stated. BitRock InstallBuilder is closed source.
>
> - I don't believe one platforms description should discuss other
> platforms - e.g, lose "This distribution is consistent across Windows,
> Mac OS X, and Linux". If the general feeling is that it should be
> included, then it should be added for the EDB packages as well.
>
> - There should not be any mention of sandboxes on these pages. These
> are intended to be very simple pages getting users up and running with
> minimal confusion, not listing every possible option available to
> them.
>
> In general though, I do not feel it's appropriate to list these
> packages at all, given that they make silent outbound HTTP calls
> during installation, without the user being made aware of that or
> being given any option to object. That could easily be considered a
> privacy issue by people, one that may come back to bite us for hosting
> the downloads on our primary listing.
>
> I'm also somewhat concerned by some Python services that were left
> running when I tried out the Mac version. Why would I have any Python
> services running when I've installed PostgreSQL? If they're used by
> your package manager, why are they not started and stopped as
> required?
>
> [Opinions are mine as a community member, not my employers]
>
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>

Dave -
Thank you for your feedback, we're going to address the wording concerns
later today and address the HTTP download request in a new version within
the week.

Does anyone else have thoughts on this request?

Thanks
Dave

--
David Rader
davidr(at)openscg(dot)com