Re: Re: SAP-DB

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: mlw <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com>
Cc: Don Baccus <dhogaza(at)pacifier(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: SAP-DB
Date: 2001-04-29 17:32:21
Message-ID: 200104291732.f3THWL115645@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > I swore I'd never post to the hackers list again, but this is an amazing
> > statement by Bruce.
> >
> > Boy, the robustness of the software is determined by the number of characters
> > in the directory name?
> >
> > By the languages used?
>
> [Snip]
>
> My guess is that Bruce was implying that the code was obfuscated. It is a
> common trick for closed source to be "open" but not really.
>
> I don't think it was any sort of technology snobbery. Far be it for me to
> suggest an explanation to the words of others, that is just how I read it.

I don't think they intentionally confused the code.

The real problem I see in that it was very hard for me to find anything
in the code. I would be interested to see if others can find stuff.

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