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

On Thursday, July 7, 2016, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:06 PM, Joshua D. Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > On 07/06/2016 12:02 PM, Stefan Kaltenbrunner wrote:
> >>
> >> On 07/06/2016 07:55 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 07/06/2016 10:54 AM, Rader, David wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I am concerned that the "bare metal" description is misleading to
> users,
> >>>> since on both the Linux and Windows installers an OS is still
> required.
> >>>> Suggesting that the installer can setup a full stack including OS will
> >>>> be confusing.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Bare metal is an industry standard term for, "not virtualized".
> >>
> >>
> >> it is but it is usually used in the context of operating systems - so I
> >> kinda agree with david here that personally I would expect something
> >> that is for "bare metal" is something that can directly be installed on
> >> physical hardware (as in an OS).
> >
> >
> > I am good either way, I was just expressing my experience.
>
> That has been my experience too, both in the office and in dealing
> with large and small customers.
>
> I really don't care if it says "non-virtualised" instead though.
>
>
I know I'm coming late to this discussion, but I have a different comment
on that. Which is, why is it there in the first plcae.

In what way are the installers more designed for non-virtualized than
DEB/RPM are? For virualized? For cloud, private, public, or hybrid?

I suggest that either that part is just dropped completely, or that it's
moved to a central point covering all the different options that are on the
page.

//Magnus

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