Re: Is my MySQL Gaining ? - Mailing list pgsql-general

Hi all;

The problem with trying to maintain an image of unity is that PostgreSQL is
moving in a direction of being sort of like a kernel.  In this sense, we
already are unified.  But regarding new types, client libs, etc. then unity
is neither necessary nor desirable IMO.

If that is something that some people see here as important, maybe they can
start their own PostgreSQL "distributions."  Maybe we can link to them via
the PostgreSQL advocacy site :-)

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Cramer" <pg@fastcrypt.com>
To: "Robert Treat" <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>;
<pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 5:31 AM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Is my MySQL Gaining ?


> Well, I'm not suggesting  that we force them to do anything, just give
> the appearance of unity, this should be possible with tools available,
> no?
>
> Dave
> On Sat, 2003-12-27 at 16:57, Robert Treat wrote:
> > But your examples also lists things like interface libraries. For
> > postgresql to do that, we would have to pick specific interfaces
> > applications / libraries, then have them all centralize their
> > development/release process around the main distribution. If you can get
> > everyone to agree to this (and I recommend starting by picking the
> > official python interface), we can start down a unified path, but I
> > don't see it happening.
> >
> > Robert Treat
> >
> > On Sat, 2003-12-27 at 09:41, Dave Cramer wrote:
> > > Regardless of the reasons, perception is reality. If we appear to be
> > > disheveled then we are.
> > >
> > > I would think that it should be possible to give the appearance of
unity
> > > without actually requiring a full time web-master?
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2003-12-26 at 12:43, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 26 Dec 2003, Dave Cramer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > One thing that they do have over postgres is a unified experience,
one
> > > > > doesn't have to go to n different sites to find things, such as
> > > > > interface libraries, advocacy sites, development sites, etc.
> > > >
> > > > Course they don't ... cause they have one, full time, paid webmaster
that
> > > > has nothing else on his plate ... one advantage to being able to
control
> > > > everything is the ability to keep everything centralized ...
> > > >
> > > >  >
> > > > > Dave
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, 2003-12-26 at 11:53, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > > > > > On Fri, 26 Dec 2003, B. van Ouwerkerk wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I think I will switch to PG anywhere soon but sometimes it's
hard to
> > > > > > > find whatever information I need. Google is a great help but I
would
> > > > > > > expect it in the docs.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Like ... ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----
> > > > > > Marc G. Fournier           Hub.Org Networking Services
(http://www.hub.org)
> > > > > > Email: scrappy@hub.org           Yahoo!: yscrappy
ICQ: 7615664
> > > > > >
>
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