Warning:
<Rant>
Ivan
I know you are joking but I am starting to get tired of these posts. To
me one of the biggest problems in open source software is the attitude
given to users asking for help with Windows. You have no idea of the
reasons behind the decision of the poster to use Windows but you quickly
imply he is ignorant of any version of linux. This type of post is made
constantly on this list and others like it to questions by Windows users.
In our office we are migrating more and more of our database
applications to PostgreSQL/PostGIS because of its performance and
features. Recently we formated a Windows Server machine to linux
specifically to run PostgreSQL/PostGIS because of all the reasons you
would love to post about. We are installing and configuring servers on
our clients just to run PostgresSQL. NONE of this would have happened
unless there was a native port and installer for Windows so we could
evaluate and test it. The affine transformation module in PostGIS was
written, complied and tested in a Windows environment (with the patient
help of Paul Ramsey who walked me through compiling it on Windows).
The biggest source of new users to any open source project is current
Windows users. The biggest myth about open source software is there is
no support. Your post just reinforces that myth.
Again I am sorry since I know you are joking but I needed to state it.
</Rant>
Bruce Rindahl
Ivan Mincik wrote:
Yes, You can use some better operating system. You can choose from plenty of
linux
distributions, many BSD flavors or solaris. :)
I see many ways to solve this problem with plenty of benefits in the future.
Sorry and good luck,
Ivan
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