Re: windows vista and windows 7

On 7/06/2011 3:35 PM, Toby Corkindale wrote:
> On 07/06/11 09:00, Craig Ringer wrote:
>> On 06/07/2011 04:18 AM, Heine Ferreira wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Does Postgres run on the Starter Edition of Windows Vista and Windows 7?
>>
>> As far as I know PostgreSQL is not explicitly tested on Windows ...
>> Starter Edition. Whether it will work depends on how crippled those
>> editions of Windows are.
>>
>> Why would you want to run PostgreSQL on a crippled OS like that anyway?
>> What's your use case?
>
> Apparently it's quite common on cheaper Netbooks and on PCs in "emerging
> markets".

Sure, it exists and is in use. But why would you want to put PostgreSQL
on a gutless little netbook?

What I'm angling for from the OP is why they care about running on
Starter Edition. I suspect the answer will be "because I want to bundle
PostgreSQL with my application and some of my users will have Starter
Edition" - at which point alternative database choices that're lighter
weight, app-embeddable and lower-admin may need to be pointed out.

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Craig Ringer

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