Re: criticism about hosting download packages

2011/2/22 Joshua D. Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>:
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>> >> 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.
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> The only way the EDB page will not be prominent is if the community
> starts maintaining its own one-click packages that provide the same
> level of functionality. Nobody has offered to put that effort in.

I am happy that EDB maintain those packages. It is great and benefit
to lot of PostgreSQL users.
The issue is not with EDB page being prominent but with the bad taste
of the registration form which lead users to confusion.

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