Re: pgsql_fdw, FDW for PostgreSQL server

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Shigeru Hanada <shigeru(dot)hanada(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Kohei KaiGai <kaigai(at)kaigai(dot)gr(dot)jp>
Subject: Re: pgsql_fdw, FDW for PostgreSQL server
Date: 2011-10-26 14:37:00
Message-ID: 12691.1319639820@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Shigeru Hanada <shigeru(dot)hanada(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> (2011/10/25 19:15), Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> I have not looked at the code itself, but I wonder if we shouldn't
>> consider making this a part of core-proper, not just a contrib module.
>> The fact that it isn't *already* available in core surprises a lot of
>> people...

> Do you mean that pgsql_fdw should be a built-in extension like plpgsql
> so that it's available just after initdb?

If that was what he meant, I'd vote against it. There are way too many
people who will *not* want their databases configured to be able to
reach out onto the net. This feature should be something that has to be
installed by explicit user action.

regards, tom lane

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