Re: Cleaning up the Download options

On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 4:46 PM Umair Shahid <umair(dot)shahid(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

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> On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 4:34 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
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>> On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 12:30 PM Umair Shahid <umair(dot)shahid(at)gmail(dot)com>
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>>> On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 11:49 AM Umair Shahid <umair(dot)shahid(at)gmail(dot)com>
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>>>> On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 8:14 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
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>>>>> I've just reviewed all the download options on the website. A number
>>>>> are out of date or have other issues, so I think we need to have a cleanup:
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>>>>> Primary downloads:
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>>>>> - postgresql.org packages are up to date.
>>>>> - EDB installers are up to date.
>>>>> - BigSQL installers are up to date.
>>>>> - postgres.app is up to date.
>>>>> - Fink is a release behind on 9.4 through 10, and doesn't carry 11 at
>>>>> all as far as I can tell.
>>>>> - MacPorts is up to date.
>>>>> - The Homebrew link seems to go to a download site which after many
>>>>> clicks gives me the Windows installer from EDB(!). I've fixed that now. The
>>>>> packages appear to be a release behind on all supported branches.
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>>>>> Thoughts on whether we should make any changes to the Fink and Brew
>>>>> distributions? We used to require that the primary downloads be maintained
>>>>> on our schedule, so by rights they should be removed.
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>>>>> Secondary (third party) downloads:
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>>>>> - LiveCD - this hasn't been updated since 9.6 in December 2016. It
>>>>> should be removed.
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>>>>> - 2UDA - This hasn't been updated since May 2018, and is currently
>>>>> carrying 11beta1, 10.4, 9.6.9 and 9.5.13. I think this should be removed.
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>>>> I know there is an effort in the works to accommodate Postgres
>>>> Installer from 2ndQuadrant in the Downloads section somewhere. That is one
>>>> reason 2UDA hasn't been updated. Perhaps we can redirect the 2UDA traffic
>>>> to Postgres Installer till we figure out how to restructure the Downloads
>>>> section?
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>>> I didn't hear back anything on this suggestion. I can get the redirect
>>> added quite quickly if there are no objections.
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>> No, because as I mentioned in my original email, I went on leave. I'm
>> still working through my backlog.
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> I understand. I didn't mean my comment to be directed at you.
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>> The PostgreSQL installers and 2UDA are different things and should be
>> treated on their own merits in my opinion. We should not have links for one
>> thing that point to something that is obviously quite different.
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> I think that makes sense. Perhaps we should consider changing the text to
> better suit Postgres Installer rather than 2UDA here.
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> Separate FYI, 2ndQuadrant had restarted efforts on 2UDA anyways and will
> be making updated packages available before the end of next week.
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FYI, updated 2UDA packages are now available on the said link.

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