From: | The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> |
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To: | Graeme Merrall <graeme(at)inetix(dot)com(dot)au> |
Cc: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Slashdot discussion |
Date: | 2000-07-10 23:40:27 |
Message-ID: | Pine.BSF.4.21.0007102040080.3314-100000@thelab.hub.org |
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, Graeme Merrall wrote:
>
> > Is anyone else noticing this: Everytime this sort of thing comes up a
> > number of people invariably tell that they are using MySQL because it's
> > easier to install, and that PostgreSQL is difficult ("a pain") to install.
> >
> > I've studied the MySQL installation instructions, and they don't strike me
> > as inherently simpler. Is it only perception, or what can we do better?
> Possibly because for most people the process is a simple './configure;
> make; make install'
>
> Pgsql doesn't do this. Not the install process is any less better but
huh? all i do is './configure;make;make install' ...
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