Re: Plugin system like Firefox - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Plugin system like Firefox
Date
Msg-id 200808130404.m7D44Nq20977@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Plugin system like Firefox  ("Robert Haas" <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Plugin system like Firefox  ("Dann Corbit" <DCorbit@connx.com>)
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Robert Haas wrote:
> >> > .. an OS-agnostic way of installing packages.
> >> Uh.. I don't think such a thing exists.
> > Seems to in Firefox.
> 
> I think nearly all Firefox extensions are written in XML and
> Javascript.  It's quite a bit easier to have an OS-agnostic way of
> installing packages when the packages are platform-independent.
> 
> >> > I realize many prefer their OS-native packaging system, but
> >> > that isn't the target audience of a packaging system that will increase
> >> > adoption.
> 
> Really?  Who is it?

People who want to try a database and its plugins to see if they like
it.

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