From: | The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> |
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To: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | vixie(at)vix(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)hub(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] cidr |
Date: | 1998-07-21 04:06:47 |
Message-ID: | Pine.BSF.3.96.980721010626.13063K-100000@thelab.hub.org |
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On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > We can call it cidr. That is fine. I was just concerned that if we put
> > > it in contrib, that people who have never heard of cidr, like me, can
> > > recognize the usefulness of the type for their applications.
> >
> > IMHO, those that will use it, will know what it is...AFAIK, CIDR
> > is a pretty generic/standard term, one that I've known for at least 6
> > years now, so it isn't really "new-style".
> >
> > > Yes, I agree, this is a HOT type, and should be installed in the default
> > > system. Contrib is for testing/narrow audience, and this type certainly
> > > should be mainstream. This is the third generation of the type, with a
> > > wide audience. int8 is also coming into the main tree via Thomas.
> >
> > Contrib for v6.4, mainstream by v6.5?
>
> ip_and_mac was contrib for 6.3. Why not mainstream for 6.4?
That works even better...:)
Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy(at)hub(dot)org secondary: scrappy(at){freebsd|postgresql}.org
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