Re: Confusing Linux download page

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
To: Guillaume Lelarge <guillaume(at)lelarge(dot)info>
Cc: Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, PostgreSQL www <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Confusing Linux download page
Date: 2010-06-14 11:39:49
Message-ID: AANLkTikP-CsT89egLN9I2_AMSQjMQQ0TRgBQWPnMOUP1@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Guillaume Lelarge
<guillaume(at)lelarge(dot)info> wrote:
> Nope, Brendan has a valid point. If they don't care on how to install
> their PostgreSQL software, even on their linux desktop, how could they
> install it on a server, make any upgrade, and so on? Moreover, if they
> aren't able to read one simple webpage, they also won't read the fine
> manual, meaning they will ask newbie questions, already anwsered in the
> book. Not sure we really want to help that kind of people.

So what do you suggest we do - ignore them? Then we get a reputation
for being unhelpful.

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Dave Page
EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise Postgres Company

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