Re: Downloads page

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Scott Mead <scottm(at)openscg(dot)com> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > BigSQL ( www.bigsql.org) provides hadoop access from Postgres via the
> > HadoopFDW ( www.hadoopfdw.org). I would like to propose a modification
> to
> > the /downloads page that replaces our "Java PostgreSQL Server Bundles"
> slot
> > with a "PostgreSQL and Hadoop Integration" section. Please find the
> patch
> > attached for your review.
>
> If I'm honest, I'm not overly keen on this. The Java bundles were
> interesting because they contained a whole application/development
> stack for users to play with.

I see. These are actually developer bundles more than anything. It's
really the same idea as the application server bundles, it's really about
integrating all of the components into an unzip-able stack and a shell
script with a 'Go' button. The HadoopFDW is a new component, and I hear
you there, it's really part of the integrated stack that gives you the
ability to sandbox Postgres + Hadoop quickly with no fuss.

--Scott

> This feels like a way to get something
> that should be in the Software Catalog and/or listed on the wiki with
> the other FDWs into a far more prominent place than it normally would
> be.
>
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