> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Lane > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:37 AM > To: Curtis Faith > Cc: 'Al Sutton'; 'Bruce Momjian'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [mail] Re: [HACKERS] Windows Build System > > > "Curtis Faith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > If a developer can simply download the source, click on the Visual C++ > > project in the win32 directory and then build PostgreSQL, and they can > > see that Windows is not the "poor stepchild" because the VC project is > > well laid out, they will be more likely to use it for Windows projects > > than MySQL which requires the CygWin tools (this means "really a Unix > > product" to Windows developers). > > <flame on> > In all honesty, I do not *want* Windows people to think that they're not > running on the "poor stepchild" platform. If we go down that path, > they'll start trying to run production databases on Windows, and then > we'll get blamed for the instability of the platform, not to mention > the likelihood that it ignores Unix semantics for fsync() and suchlike > critical primitives. > > I have no objection to there being a Windows port that people can use > to do SQL-client development on their laptops. But let us please not > confuse this with an industrial-strength solution; nor give any level > of support that might lead others to make such confusion. > > The MySQL guys made the right choice here: they don't want to buy into > making Windows a grade-A platform, either. > <flame off> > > regards, tom lane
Wow. I've been listening to the pros and cons for a while, and they've been really interesting. However, to assume without ever using the native Windows port that it is automatically a "poor stepchild" is unbelievable. I believe that the port, as submitted, can be used as an industrial-strength solution. I challenge you all to prove me wrong, but until you do, please lay off the assumptions. Regards, Katie Ward Principle Developer PeerDirect Corporation ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
