Re: [HACKERS] Win32 release warning

[Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>]

Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> > Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Also, we probably have more beta testers on Win32 than on all Unix
> >>> platforms combined, though they might not be testing as thoroughly as
> >>> Unix.
> >>
> >>
> >> Maybe I am just being dense, but isn't this obvious? I mean this is the
> >> first release of the Win32 code. Anybody who would be willing to put it
> >> in production without extensive testing deserves everything they get.
> >>
> >> Then again we are talking about people who willinging use Windows as the
> >> primary platform. Forget I brought it up.
> >
> > I think there is concern that if the Win32 port is buggy that it will
> > give the project a bad reputation.  It will probably be distributed to
> > many who have never used PostgreSQL before.
> 
> Since I imagine 99.9% of Windows users are going to use pginstaller to 
> install it ... has anyone looked into putting a WARNING pop up window as 
> part of the install itself?  Or does such already exist?

There is already one for the beta.  I don't see a need to add one for
final release.

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