| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Markus Wanner <markus(at)bluegap(dot)ch> |
| Cc: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Matthew T(dot) O'Connor" <matthew(at)zeut(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Plugin system like Firefox |
| Date: | 2008-08-12 20:16:25 |
| Message-ID: | 200808122016.m7CKGQA02705@momjian.us |
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Markus Wanner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > .. an OS-agnostic way of installing packages.
>
> Uh.. I don't think such a thing exists.
Seems to in Firefox.
> > I realize many prefer their OS-native packaging system, but
> > that isn't the target audience of a packaging system that will increase
> > adoption.
>
> I'm just arguing that such a packaging system should not get in the way
> of a pre-existing packaging system (whether it is OS-native or not,
> whether it is an open and well known format or a proprietary
> SomethingSuperPerfect(tm) Packaging System for Windows).
I never suggested interfering with our existing distribution methods.
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