From:
Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To:
Susanne Ebrecht <miracee(at)web(dot)de>
Cc:
jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com, Cédric Villemain <cedric(dot)villemain(dot)debian(at)gmail(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject:
Re: criticism about hosting download packages
Date:
2011-02-23 23:33:19
Message-ID:
201102232333.p1NNXJF04034@momjian.us (view raw or flat )
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2011-02-22 08:44:13 from Susanne Ebrecht <miracee(at)web(dot)de>
2011-02-22 09:29:51 from Cédric Villemain <cedric(dot)villemain(dot)debian(at)gmail(dot)com>
2011-02-22 12:16:21 from Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
2011-02-22 13:09:39 from Cédric Villemain <cedric(dot)villemain(dot)debian(at)gmail(dot)com>
2011-02-22 19:17:56 from "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
2011-02-22 19:44:57 from Cédric Villemain <cedric(dot)villemain(dot)debian(at)gmail(dot)com>
2011-02-22 19:53:07 from "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
2011-02-23 11:01:31 from Susanne Ebrecht <miracee(at)web(dot)de>
2011-02-23 11:05:15 from Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
2011-02-23 18:15:40 from "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
2011-02-23 23:33:19 from Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
2011-02-24 22:26:38 from PostgreSQL - Hans-Jürgen Schönig <postgres(at)cybertec(dot)at>
2011-02-24 23:14:37 from Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
2011-02-24 23:20:35 from "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
2011-02-24 23:28:20 from Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
2011-02-25 07:13:29 from Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org>
2011-02-25 07:37:10 from Guillaume Lelarge <guillaume(at)lelarge(dot)info>
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2011-02-26 21:35:12 from Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
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2011-02-27 20:36:15 from Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
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2011-03-10 16:01:57 from Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
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2011-02-25 09:45:18 from Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org>
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2011-02-25 06:58:00 from Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
2011-02-25 09:09:59 from damien clochard <damien(at)dalibo(dot)info>
2011-02-23 23:31:59 from Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
2011-02-24 22:27:46 from PostgreSQL - Hans-Jürgen Schönig <postgres(at)cybertec(dot)at>
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Susanne Ebrecht wrote:
> On 22.02.2011 20:53, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> > Right but that isn't our concern. EDB should and can do whatever they
> > wish with that download page. It is up to the community to decide
> > whether or not how they handle it is reasonable.
>
> As long as it is legal.
>
> Fishing for addresses is illegal in most European countries.
>
> The way EDB tries it might not be illegal - but it is hard at the limit
> of being illegal.
>
> It could end with - that you won't be able to download the packages
> from all countries - because countries forbid accessing the page.
>
> Just my 2 ct and many thousands thanks for all your answers,
FYI, it is already not possible to download those installers from
countries embargoed by the USA, e.g. Syria, because EDB is headquartered
in the USA and has servers in the USA.
--
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