Обсуждение: pgaccess - registration before download
Hello everybody,
One idea I want to share and ask for opinions.
As pgaccess is about to be released these days as -
pgaccess 0.98.8 preliminary release 1
containing all three groups of patches of Bartus, Boyan and Chris, that
started the whole effort about four months ago (and some other bugs
fixed), I want to ask you what you think of a
registration-before-download mechanism on the pgaccess web site.
The reason to ask for this is because in a way it is very exciting to
work on this project, but I am getting somehow conscious - what is the
net effect from inspiring these people (there are about six people
dedicated to pgaccess and may be four more who help in one way or
another) working on it.
What may be we can do in order not to make it more difficult for people
who just want to download it fast, is to provide a dual possibility -
a] download
b] fill in a form before download
And ask kindly people to do it the b] way, explaining to them why it is
nicer.
The b] way might be completely simple - people just enter their e-mail
address (as identification only) and fill one text field (or click a
check box) with the purpose of the download - end user, tester,
developer, second download, etc. It will not give or require password.
It might provide also an option (via check box and e-mail that requires
reply as confirmation) for subscribing the pgaccess mailing lists.
This will provide valuable feedback - we can even make it public - how
many users pgaccess has, what they use it for, and this way - show if
our effort is worth or are we just having harmless fun :)
Everything must be very transparent.
All best to everybody,
Iavor
--
Iavor Raytchev
very small technologies (a company of CEE Solutions)
in case of emergency -
call: + 43 676 639 46 49
or write to: support@verysmall.org
www.verysmall.org
Good idea. When I do registration, I think it is good to tell people they value they can get by registering, such as receiving email announcements of new releases or stuff like that. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iavor Raytchev wrote: > Hello everybody, > > One idea I want to share and ask for opinions. > > As pgaccess is about to be released these days as - > > pgaccess 0.98.8 preliminary release 1 > > containing all three groups of patches of Bartus, Boyan and Chris, that > started the whole effort about four months ago (and some other bugs > fixed), I want to ask you what you think of a > registration-before-download mechanism on the pgaccess web site. > > The reason to ask for this is because in a way it is very exciting to > work on this project, but I am getting somehow conscious - what is the > net effect from inspiring these people (there are about six people > dedicated to pgaccess and may be four more who help in one way or > another) working on it. > > What may be we can do in order not to make it more difficult for people > who just want to download it fast, is to provide a dual possibility - > > a] download > b] fill in a form before download > > And ask kindly people to do it the b] way, explaining to them why it is > nicer. > > The b] way might be completely simple - people just enter their e-mail > address (as identification only) and fill one text field (or click a > check box) with the purpose of the download - end user, tester, > developer, second download, etc. It will not give or require password. > It might provide also an option (via check box and e-mail that requires > reply as confirmation) for subscribing the pgaccess mailing lists. > > This will provide valuable feedback - we can even make it public - how > many users pgaccess has, what they use it for, and this way - show if > our effort is worth or are we just having harmless fun :) > > Everything must be very transparent. > > All best to everybody, > > Iavor > > -- > Iavor Raytchev > very small technologies (a company of CEE Solutions) > > in case of emergency - > > call: + 43 676 639 46 49 > or write to: support@verysmall.org > > www.verysmall.org > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania19026
This is the first time that I have responded to this list after years of lurking. I have purchased three PostgresQL books but as yet have not developed an application for it. I will in the future. Over the past decade I have become a complete convert to open source or free software. I will never again use proprietary software. I am one of those hidden statistics in the O'Reily report "The Strange Case of the Disappearing Open Source Vendors" http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/06/28/vendor.html. <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/06/28/vendor.html> I believe that open source is going to a more mature level. The focus on tools has provided people like me the oportunity that was never available in the propietary markets. We must find ways to reward and perpetuate the social system that has given us so much. To do this it is important to understand this user market, which we can only do by gathering information. We should collect some information and it should be analyzed so that we can provide a better future. The problem is what to collect, how to analyze, and why. This may not be the place to discuss this but we should do it. I thank the open source community for giving me my life back. All of you are impressive human beings. Harry Iavor Raytchev wrote: >Hello everybody, > > >The reason to ask for this is because in a way it is very exciting to >work on this project, but I am getting somehow conscious - what is the >net effect from inspiring these people (there are about six people >dedicated to pgaccess and may be four more who help in one way or >another) working on it. > >What may be we can do in order not to make it more difficult for people >who just want to download it fast, is to provide a dual possibility - > >a] download >b] fill in a form before download > >And ask kindly people to do it the b] way, explaining to them why it is >nicer. > >The b] way might be completely simple - people just enter their e-mail >address (as identification only) and fill one text field (or click a >check box) with the purpose of the download - end user, tester, >developer, second download, etc. It will not give or require password. >It might provide also an option (via check box and e-mail that requires >reply as confirmation) for subscribing the pgaccess mailing lists. > >This will provide valuable feedback - we can even make it public - how >many users pgaccess has, what they use it for, and this way - show if >our effort is worth or are we just having harmless fun :) > >Everything must be very transparent. > >All best to everybody, > >Iavor > >-- >Iavor Raytchev >very small technologies (a company of CEE Solutions) > >in case of emergency - > > call: + 43 676 639 46 49 >or write to: support@verysmall.org > >www.verysmall.org > > >