Re: Health warning: - Mailing list pgsql-novice

That's a delightful rant but a) not constructive and b) directed at
the wrong crowd.

On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 05:04, Zahid Rahman <zahidr1000@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The simple solution is that who ever is testing the pgadmin4  installation  , if they did it on a clean machine  , it
wouldsave alot of pain. 
>
> When I worked in a software house I followed this practice every time. For every project I did a clean install. I
knowit is time consuming. But it is a best practice needs to be followed. 
>
> Because I knew I may have a setting or software installed from previous project , so the user environment  would be
differentfrom development environment. 
>
> Linux still has problems. Fedora 31 has wifi driver but ubuntu doesn't so I am using USB wifi dongle with my new
laptop.
>
>
> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, 15:46 Justin, <zzzzz.graf@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Zahid
>>
>> Open Source means Free Testing and Free code writing,  we all benefit.   You can write GUI pgadmin4 installer for
Linux
>>
>> We welcome  CONSTRUCTIVE criticism  throwing up a link,  or snarky youtube video then  saying "see I'm right",  will
notget traction with people it turns them off.  Remember we are doing this for FREE 
>> Specifically how does EDB page support your position???
>>
>> Enterprise DB maintains the windows installer as a give back to the Community and promote Postgresql..   Postgresql
installershave come a long way over the years,  I remember a time when everything on Linux was  compile then install
whata horrible amount of pain, Just getting the CD to boot  to install Linux could  take  days because of hardware
issues.
>>
>> When writing criticism first step,  Document the issue, and be specific,  take screen shots, note the issue clearly
thenpost it.. 
>>
>> Postgresql has several ways to note and document issues,  Mailing Lists, Wiki, IRC, create a Blog Post and post it
onPlanet.postgresql.org 
>>
>> 99% of linux installers are done from the command line, and yes it goes horribly wrong at times.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 10:33 AM Adam Lipinski <ALipinski@exactal.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Zahid,
>>>
>>> Please contribute, your view is important. Quoting a commercial enterprise and how they choose to spend their
developmentresource is a moot point. 
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Zahid Rahman <zahidr1000@gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 11:29:41 PM
>>> To: Gerald Cheves <gcheves@verizon.net>
>>> Cc: pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org <pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org>
>>> Subject: Re: Health warning:
>>>
>>> By support you mean I should do free tests and let you know where the problem  are.
>>>
>>> Anyway alot of talk but fail to address the issue , why a company  "EnterpriseDB"  has provided installer.  The
factI have not received  to my original  query means you are all using the free  installer or managed to install it
withsheer luck. 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, 15:23 Gerald Cheves, <gcheves@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 12/17/2019 10:17 AM, Zahid Rahman wrote:
>>> > Open source and community doesn't  have to mean *crap*   but it is free.
>>>
>>> You don't have to contribute and, likewise, you shouldn't expect support
>>> ... because, as you have indicated, it is free.
>>>
>>> - G
>>>
>>> --
>>> siamo arrivati sani e salvi
>>>
>>>
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