Re: The service did not respond to the start..

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Tishler [mailto:jason@tishler.net]
> Sent: 09 May 2002 21:52
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Michael Adler; Liviu Taloi; Henshall, Stuart - WCP;
> pgsql-cygwin@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] The service did not respond to the start..
>
>
> Dave,
>
> On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 07:51:33PM +0100, Dave Page wrote:
> > BTW Are you aware there is currently a rather busy thread
> about native
> > Windows/Beos ports on -hackers...
>
> No, I'm not subscribed, but I just read all that I could find
> in the archives.  A lot of interesting ideas, very different
> perspectives, good information, bad (i.e., incorrect)
> information, etc...  In general, a good read.  Thanks for
> bringing this to my attention.
>
> > ...which is currently drifting towards a cutdown Cygwin version?
>
> Maybe I'll be out of (another) job soon? :,)

Nah, I wouldn't have thought so. Just less time on the same old 'why
does initdb hang?' or 'why did it go horribly wrong when I used Winzip'
questions (and of course, the builds) and more time on the real bugs and
optimisations.

Personnally, I think (from a 'good for PostgreSQL' rather than 'good for
Cygwin' perspective) that the way forward is a Cygwin based system but
using a tailored downloader/installer that installs the system 'like a
Windows app' (and quickly & easily etc.) rather than the current way
which is Windows 'being' *nix. I think that's very offputting for many
potential users (as others have said on the -hackers thread).

Anyway, if that's the way it goes, I'm sure our resident Cygwin expert
will still find plenty to keep himself amused :-)

Regards, Dave.