Jean-Michel POURE wrote: [ PGP not available, raw data follows ] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > My question is, "What can we learn from MySQL?" I don't know there is > > anything, but I think it makes sense to ask the question. > > Dear Bruce, > > Taking the example of pgAdmin III, which reached nearly one million hits in > December (http://www.pgadmin.org/stats/webalizer), nothing seems impossible > for PostgreSQL. > > Why not create an all-in-one bundle offering PostgreSQL, Apache, Php and > PhpPgAdmin for Win32 and ... mass-release it. > > There is no need to create a complete installer. There could be a single > installer executing other installers (like it is sometimes the case in the > Win32 world). So that installers remain different. > > A single web page like "http://win.postgresql.org"; in 40 languages is enough > to mass-release PostgreSQL. > > With an installer and a single web page, PostgreSQL Win32 could quickly reach > one million downloads every month. > > There is no need to look for complicated strategies. Every month, there can be > 10% more downloads. In the end, people will even forget the name of MySQL.
That seems like a good idea. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
