Re: criticism about hosting download packages

2011/2/22 Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>:
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10:29, Cédric Villemain
> <cedric(dot)villemain(dot)debian(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> 2011/2/22 Susanne Ebrecht <miracee(at)web(dot)de>:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> we discussed this a few days ago on the German PostgreSQL channel.
>>> Stefan plead to tell it -www.
>>>
>>> Here is the fact that I most dislike:
>>> When you want to download a PostgreSQL package then you get
>>> linked to EnterpriseDB.
>>> When you now want to download a special package you get a register
>>> page.
>>> I know it is not mandatory to register but
>>> sorry, but that is a kind of fishing for addresses in my eyes.
>>>
>>
>> Yes it is. It has already been reported and I believe it won't change
>> on the EDB side :-( (not to say that EDB was known to do that and get
>> some unfortunate glitchs in the past)
>> In our side, we can review the dowload area and  add explanations for
>> third parties packages ?

Rah, sorry, it was supposed to be a dot not a question-mark.

>
> Yes.
>
> And the same applies as last time - please bring a suggestion :-)
> Preferrably in the form of a patch, or at least a mock-up...
>
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