Hi folks Tell me one thing... what is cygwin + postgresql then? I find it cool with Windows. And why Linux only? I successfully deployed it in various other platforms including AIX and IRIX.(Thanks to postgresql community. I think loading and running Oracle in Windows (or any other platform) is far more troublesome. If people can bear Oracle, they should gladly accept postgresql. Regards N Banerjee --- javier wilson <javier.wilson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Tuesday 08 March 2005 07:24 pm, Tope Akinniyi > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am wondering at this display of extreme Linux > mentality being displayed > > > by the 'top bras' of the PostgreSQL community. > And I ask, are we > > > encouraging Windows use of PostgreSQL at all? > > > > > > Take a look at tools being rolled out at > PgFoundry on daily basis; all for > > > Linux except the Windows installer. I ask > myself what is being done to > > > encourage PostgreSQL Windows users. Nothing is > available to them except > > > the Database and PgAdmin. No replication tool, > no this, no that. > > > > To be honest - I wouldn't encourage the use of > PostgreSQL on Win. > > Neither would I for any database or data warehouse > application (which probably > > is why SAP put onto their website that they prefer > linux to windows > > platforms). > > I think it could even damage the quite good > reputation of PostgreSQL - if your > > windows box crashes and takes the DB with it - > most likely it's not the fault > > of a lousy OS, nor the fault of an incompetent > sysadmin who forgot to make > > backups - it will be this "shitty" free database > system that's to blame. > > i think, the win version of postgresql has been a > very important step, > i know developers who have taken an interest in > postgresql because of > this version, because they first tried it on > windows. later on, most > of these developers migrate to linux, but if you are > a windows > developer it is important to have the possibility to > try it first > without considering using a different platform. > > once we built a web application using > linux+apache+php+postgresql and > then needed to do a demonstration of the system on > the client's > computer, it was really easy to get it to work with > win+iis+php+postgresql. > > so, thank you to all the people who has made this > possible. > > also, i don't like windows, but many developers do, > they prefer > windows, or they are forced to use it as a platform > for their > applications. so, in many ways continuing with a > windows version and > developing tools for windows is very important for > the postgresql > community. > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
