Re: Linux Downloads page change

From: Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org>
To: Scott Mead <scottm(at)openscg(dot)com>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, "pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Linux Downloads page change
Date: 2012-07-08 20:56:52
Message-ID: 1341781012.3451.0.camel@lenovo01-laptop03.gunduz.org
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On Sat, 2012-07-07 at 23:05 -0400, Scott Mead wrote:
>
> > That reminds me... Why do we give link to some binary RPMs, where
> SRPMs
> > are not available?
>
> Those RPMs are built using the certified binaries that the community
> distributes already, but simplifies installation in deeply
> firewalled / headless server environments. They also allow for
> side-by-side installs of major versions ( pg_upgrade compatible ) and
> have since their inception.

That is not an answer to my question. Why don't you distribute the SRPM?
How can someone make sure that the RPMs do not include some more extra
code?
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