Re: [HACKERS] New project launched : PostgreSQL GUI Installer for

From: Tino Wildenhain <tino(at)wildenhain(dot)de>
To: Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, Burcu GUZEL <burcu(dot)guzel(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] New project launched : PostgreSQL GUI Installer for
Date: 2006-01-31 07:34:11
Message-ID: 43DF12F3.70801@wildenhain.de
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Devrim GUNDUZ schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> As you know, many databases that run on Linux / Unix systems have a GUI
> installer which make installation easier and more attractive for some
> people.

If you think of the *racle-GUI-Installer, most people find it very
s*cking ;)

> Our Windows Installer is very attractive, for example.
>
> Now, I and Burcu Guzel, who is a Senior Programmer, decided to launch a
> new project: pgnixinstaller :
>
> http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pgnixinstaller/
>
> We are actively looking for developers for the project. Please drop me
> an e-mail if you want to join this project. We will use Python, so you
> need to be a Python guy to join the project. We are in planning phase,
> if you join us earlier, we will be able to share more ideas.

Might be fun of course. But on unix you usually have some kind
of package system anyway - how is the installer supposed to
play nicely with them?

Regards
Tino

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