From: | Oleg Bartunov <oleg(at)sai(dot)msu(dot)su> |
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To: | Federico <rotellaro(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Need for "Getting Started" Tutorial |
Date: | 2007-05-02 18:59:31 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.64.0705022253530.12152@sn.sai.msu.ru |
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btw,
what if we'd have some video about real-time installation of PostgreSQL
under set of different OS ? xvidcap or some other tool could be used.
This video could be shown on conference as a station break on tv monitor.
On my Linux system, it takes several minutes to compile, install, initdb
and start postmaster.
On Wed, 2 May 2007, Federico wrote:
> On 5/2/07, Gabriele Bartolini <gabriele(dot)bartolini(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> I share the same feeling. One of the misconceptions with PostgreSQL is
>> that it is a very hard-to-install product, not user-friendly,
>> especially for potential new users such as students. That is totally
>> wrong and it is something that we must solve as community.
>
> It's All Relative as Einstein told us ;)
> If you compare the PostgreSQL installation with oracle's you discover
> that PostgreSQL is very simple ^_^
>
> SNIP
>
>> Tonight, Federico is going to start the Road To PGDay initiative in
>> Prato (we invite other members all over the world to dedicate one
>> event to PG promotion) and we have 25 subscribers! It's a great
>> result, if you think that it is an after-dinner event - even though it
>> is free.
>
> I'm happily surprised about the results of PLUG's road2pgday.
> I'll try to do my best as PostgreSQL evangelist tonight :)
>
> After the road2pgday I'll upload the video of my talk on youtube.
>
> Regards
> Federico
>
>
Regards,
Oleg
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Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Russia
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