Hi,
I really think that PostgreSQL could benefit from a packaged solution
that incorporates a lot of the contrib stuff (tsearch2, maybe even some
replication setups ..). I really like the approach that PostgreSQL is a
clean yet highly extensible base from which other people can build their
specific tools.
However the fact of the matter is that MySQL provides a good enough, yet
very easy to setup and do semi advanced things (like full text,
replication etc). My key point here is _good enough_. This means there
is obviously still an opportunity to give them something _better_, as
long as it does not get in their way of being easy to setup.
The improvements to the installer are great, but there simply needs to
be a packaged solution that adds more of the things people are very
likely to use. From my understanding Bizgres goes in that direction? I
just think that whatever highly packaged solution PostgreSQL picks, this
should be the download that is pushed at conferences, in articles and
books. People with a clue will still know where they can get the clean base.
regards,
Lukas