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

On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 9:40 PM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:

> 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.
>

Thanks Dave, sounds good. We will be glad to have 2UDA listed as a 3rd
Party Distribution. Here's a patch ...

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