Re: What I would say if someone asked me about no win32

I ran out of time, just like the PITR guy.  Win32 takes tons of time,
and working on the PostgreSQL project itself just doesn't allow enough
time.

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Josh Berkus wrote:
> People,
>
> > Q. Hey, I read in a bunch of places that 7.4 was going to have native
> > windows support, what gives?
>
> My answer:
>
> A. PostgreSQL has a well-deserved reputation for "bulletproof" reliability and
> stability, which requires each new patch and plug-in to pass stringent
> community testing.  The Win32 platform has proved to be more of a challenge
> than we anticipated in this regard, and we would rather release our Windows
> port late than release a version which might fail in production environments.
>
> But, Bruce, since you're head of the port, wanna comment on this?  We're
> trying to prepare a "canned" answer for the inevitable questions.
>
> --
> Josh Berkus
> Aglio Database Solutions
> San Francisco
>
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