Re: Call for objections: removing contrib/rserv for 8.0

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Call for objections: removing contrib/rserv for 8.0
Date: 2004-08-22 18:46:31
Message-ID: 4128EA07.60109@commandprompt.com
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Tom Lane wrote:

>Although plans for a more general cleanup of contrib/ will have to go
>back on the shelf for a future release, the core committee is still of
>the opinion that it'd be wise to remove rserv in 8.0. Anyone who
>really wants it will always be able to get it from our CVS archives or
>old release tarballs, but we really should be pushing them to use
>something else. AFAIK, everything worth salvaging from rserv is
>present in the descendant rservimp project on gborg.
>
>Is there anyone out there who'd like to object?
>
>
>
I vote yes for obvious reasons.

Also we really should probably rip out Tsearch (not Tsearc2) as well.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

> regards, tom lane
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