What I would say if someone asked me about no win32
От | Robert Treat |
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Тема | What I would say if someone asked me about no win32 |
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Msg-id | 1058826468.22259.130.camel@camel обсуждение исходный текст |
Список | pgsql-advocacy |
Q. Hey, I read in a bunch of places that 7.4 was going to have native windows support, what gives? A. We did say that we planned to have native windows support in 7.4 and we honestly believed it would happen. Several members of our hacker community are very close to having this done, close enough that if one was ambitious enough you could get 7.4 to compile on windows, but we're just not where we need to be to release the code to the public. We didn't make the decision to drop native windows support from 7.4 lightly, in fact we actually delayed the release of 7.4 by 1 month in an effort to get it in, however none of our core development group felt that the windows code, in it's current state, was ready for prime time, and given that 7.4 has so many other great features that people are clamoring for, we had to make the difficult choice. You have to remember that PostgreSQL is a true open source project, we're not controlled by corporate interests and we're not driven by buzzwords and bottom lines. If we're going to disappoint people, we'll do it by missing a deadline, not by delivering sub-standard code; database software is just too important to cut corners. The other side of this is that we know we're not leaving our Windows based friends out in the cold. You can still run PostgreSQL on windows using Cygwin just like you always could. There are also several companies distributing commercial Windows versions of PostgreSQL, including DBExperts, Peer Direct, and Software Research Associates, Inc. If you need a windows based offering, we strongly recommend you check out these options available to you. And one last thing; don't forget that development of native windows support continues. Much of the work has been committed to our source tree, and this code should be ready for 7.5 (but hey, no promises! :-) If you're interested in helping make this happen check out our -hackers mailing list archives and see if there is someplace you can lend a hand, we would welcome the support. Robert Treat PostgreSQL Advocacy Team -- Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
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