Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Win32 release warning

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?

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