Re: pgaccess - registration before download
От | Bruce Momjian |
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Тема | Re: pgaccess - registration before download |
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Msg-id | 200207170306.g6H36C217465@candle.pha.pa.us обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | pgaccess - registration before download ("Iavor Raytchev" <iavor.raytchev@verysmall.org>) |
Список | pgsql-interfaces |
Good idea. When I do registration, I think it is good to tell people they value they can get by registering, such as receiving email announcements of new releases or stuff like that. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iavor Raytchev wrote: > Hello everybody, > > One idea I want to share and ask for opinions. > > As pgaccess is about to be released these days as - > > pgaccess 0.98.8 preliminary release 1 > > containing all three groups of patches of Bartus, Boyan and Chris, that > started the whole effort about four months ago (and some other bugs > fixed), I want to ask you what you think of a > registration-before-download mechanism on the pgaccess web site. > > The reason to ask for this is because in a way it is very exciting to > work on this project, but I am getting somehow conscious - what is the > net effect from inspiring these people (there are about six people > dedicated to pgaccess and may be four more who help in one way or > another) working on it. > > What may be we can do in order not to make it more difficult for people > who just want to download it fast, is to provide a dual possibility - > > a] download > b] fill in a form before download > > And ask kindly people to do it the b] way, explaining to them why it is > nicer. > > The b] way might be completely simple - people just enter their e-mail > address (as identification only) and fill one text field (or click a > check box) with the purpose of the download - end user, tester, > developer, second download, etc. It will not give or require password. > It might provide also an option (via check box and e-mail that requires > reply as confirmation) for subscribing the pgaccess mailing lists. > > This will provide valuable feedback - we can even make it public - how > many users pgaccess has, what they use it for, and this way - show if > our effort is worth or are we just having harmless fun :) > > Everything must be very transparent. > > All best to everybody, > > Iavor > > -- > Iavor Raytchev > very small technologies (a company of CEE Solutions) > > in case of emergency - > > call: + 43 676 639 46 49 > or write to: support@verysmall.org > > www.verysmall.org > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania19026
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