Re: Unsupported 3rd-party solutions (Was: Few questions

> My understanding is also that there are an increasing amount of people
> that don't like this model. They want the core team to package their
> specialized needs along with the core db and support it as one. Or,
> maybe said another way, they want all their features to come from one
> entity and be supported by that entity.
>
> Seems like what we have here is a golden opportunity for a business.
> Though, aren't there already such redhat-like consulting businesses for
> postgres?

What you are talking about is my Company. Command Prompt, Inc. or SRA
with PowerGres. Command Prompt and SRA both offer PostgreSQL
"distributions".

In fact SRA offers a native Win32 version that is threaded already.
Command Prompt offers its Mammoth line for Linux/OSX and Solaris and it
includes replication.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake





>
>  Aug 23, 2004, at 1:03 PM, Thomas Hallgren wrote:
>
>>>
>> Your customers and many of your contributors would really like to see
>> PostgreSQL become more then just the core backend. A Redhat bundle is
>> great if your'e a Redhat user. If you are on another platform however,
>> it's no good to you. And some bundle from "a group of ppl" or "someone"?
>> No, sorry, that won't cut it either. It's just not the same thing at all.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Thomas Hallgren
>>
>>
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