Re: vista - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Michelle Konzack
Subject Re: vista
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Msg-id qFhNG.A.9d.KWtEFB@t1950ct.private
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In response to Re: vista  (Naz Gassiep <naz@mira.net>)
List pgsql-general
Am 2006-09-19 21:26:16, schrieb Naz Gassiep:

> The "scratch your own itch" line can only be pushed so far, if it is
> being said by a developer who works on a project that desires to be
> taken seriously by professionals in industry. For minor features, yes,
> perhaps it could be argued that the core team could ignore certain
> issues, and just wait for a patch. For something like Vista
> compatibility, if you want to be taken seriously by anyone who uses
> Windows (hands up anyone who knows a Windows user), "scratch your own
> itch" is not really going to cut it, IMHO. I'm used to getting that line
> when talking to 2 developer obscure projects that have a userbase of a
> half a dozen, but for a project like PostgreSQL, the "they tell you to
> do it yourself" brush is one we do NOT want to get tarred with.

But who sponsor a Vista machine?  (Dualboot is no solution)

Greetings
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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