> Then what is the point? We need more information about Cygwin. See Jason Tishler mail forwarded by Dave Page.
> Don't get me wrong, I would love it if Windows were no longer around. I > think a cygwin version of PostgreSQL will not further your objective. > Windows users will not be seeing the cream of the crop, they will be seeing > a quick and dirty hack. In the words of Martin Luther King, Excellence is > the best revenge. Microsoft and MySQL conquered the world with converse ideas : releasing crap. Beside, Cygwin is a very good POSIX emulation. So PostgreSQL + Cygwin wron't be crap. > How will Windows developers create C language function extensions? Using > cygwin and gcc as well? These guys can't do crap without VisualStudio. Dev-C++ because mingw and Cygwin can coexist. > Seriously, don't do it. Please don't do it. If we want to make a serious > presence in the Windows market, it is better to take our time and do it > well or not at all. Well... This is where we disagree. We can do BOTH : - release a fast Cygwin + PostgreSQL installer, - port PostgreSQL to native Windows. > I completely disagree. Let me ask you. Have you ever used Windows? I mean > as your primary system? Have you ever thrilled at getting something new for > your Windows system? (Like you do with you current system.) I stopped using Windows a year ago for political reasons. I stopped using Windows three years ago in production for non-political reasons. I simply could not work with such a bad system. > I'm not ashamed to admit I used to love Windows. Before Linux was usable, > and before FreeBSD was unencumbered, it was the best system a user could > get for the money. Windows was fun, especially if you had the SDK/DDK and > knew how to use it. Sorry my friend, at that time I was sleeping with an Apple IIx and later a Macintosh. You must have had a hard time debugging Windows 1.0 or 2.0 (which I read on the list previously). You must have been very lucky to survive. Now I understand your point of view better ... > A native PostgreSQL on Windows would rock the Windows world. It would kick > MSSQL's butt for many applications. I think you underestimate Windows and > Windows users if you think a cygwin version will satisfy them. The mistake > is thinking that they are the ignorant unwashed masses that so many UNIX > people seem to think they are. Agreed. But it wron't be ready before 6 months. Meanwhile I would like to come with a suitable solution to release on http://www.bloodshed.net and feed hungry developpers that are getting bored with MySQL. In short, my opinion is "Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien" Cheers, Jean-Michel ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
