Re: PGSQL-WINDOWS mailing list?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Berkus [mailto:josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com]
> Sent: 11 August 2004 17:30
> To: Dave Page; PostgreSQL www
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] PGSQL-WINDOWS mailing list?
>
>
> Well, unfortunately, at least 70% of the Windows users can be
> counted on not to differentiate platform-specific issues from
> general ones.

I think the same applies to many *nix users these days now that it's so
easy to get a copy of Linux and give it a try. Mind you, I don't know
that it would be 70% any more than you do ;-)

> And given the flakyness of the platform, I
> expect there to be continuous issues.

Have you used any well admin'ed 2K/2K3 servers? I have roughly equal
numbers of Linux and Windows 2K/2K3 servers here and get roughly equal
reliability from both. I get far more hardware problems than OS, and
they don't care what you're running. Windows may still be riddled with
security holes, but it is pretty stable these days.

> Also, I'd really
> rather not have a 25-post thread on PGSQL-SQL discussing how XP-SP3
> breaks PostgreSQL.

Nor would I want to see one in there about how ext-3 is horribly borked
on Linux 2.6.66. I hardly think it's fair to assume that all Windows
users are too stupid to post in the right place, but *nix users aren't.
Even if it does look that way in the future, it may well just be because
there end up being far more Windows users, but with a constant
percentage of plonkers.

I think I agree with Tom on this one - lets wait and see. It may be that
a wholesale re-organisation of the lists will be the best option.

Regards, dave.