Re: [pgsql-www] Re: [pgsql-www] Re: Introducing 2UDA, 2ndQuadrant’s Unified Data Analytics

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Umair Shahid
<umair.shahid@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 9:40 PM, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
>> > On 11/11/15 3:56 AM, Umair Shahid wrote:
>> >> Thanks Magnus. The software catalogue is aimed at associated software.
>> >> 2UDA is a new distribution of PostgreSQL, aiming to expand and widen
>> >> the
>> >> number of people interested in downloading PostgreSQL. Given that goal,
>> >> we would like to see 2UDA listed on the downloads page under Core/ 3rd
>> >> Party, not in the catalogue. Can you help?
>> >
>> > There is obviously some room for interpretation here.  But I think
>> > something that is listed as a PostgreSQL distribution should track
>> > PostgreSQL releases in schedule and versioning.  For example, I should
>> > be able to see, where is the latest PostgreSQL 9.4 release of this or
>> > that distribution.  I can do that for the listed Live CD and BigSQL
>> > distributions, for example.  However, by that standard, the Bitnami and
>> > Turnkey listings should be removed.  I have no idea without digging very
>> > deep what version of PostgreSQL they are shipping and how they are
>> > updating it.  Just bundling some random version of PostgreSQL with some
>> > other software and setup scripts and calling it MyProduct 1.5 doesn't
>> > make it a PostgreSQL distribution.  There could very well be a need for
>> > a new category in the software catalog called "PostgreSQL integrated
>> > software bundles" or something like that.
>>
>> The previous criteria we've used is that packages listed in the
>> PostgreSQL Core Distribution section are a) "core PostgreSQL", e.g.
>> community PostgreSQL, perhaps with one or more of the surrounding
>> projects (pgAdmin, PostGIS, drivers etc), and b) strictly follow the
>> PostgreSQL release schedule and support lifecycle.
>>
>> Other packages in the "3rd party distributions" are subject to less
>> stringent criteria; e.g. they are more specialised in the software
>> they bundle (e.g BigSQL) - but still include community PostgreSQL -
>> and don't necessarily follow the release schedule and support
>> lifecycle. I believe this is the appropriate section for 2UDA, if
>> folks think it should be included.
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> Thanks Dave, sounds good. We will be glad to have 2UDA listed as a 3rd Party
> Distribution. Here's a patch ...

Thanks - patch applied.

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