Re: Posting to hackers and patches lists

Magnus Hagander wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Folks, can we avoid posting an email to both hackers and patches
> > lists? I understand why people do it, but it is best avoided, I
> > think. If you feel the need to keep patch discussion on hackers,
> > please post just the patch to patches and a summary to hackers.
> >
> > Or better yet, have a URL to the patch in an email to hackers.
> >
> > I think it would be helpful for us to provide an infrastructure where
> > people who don't run their own servers to store their patches at a
> > stable URL where they can keep updating the content. I did that with
> > the psql wrap patch and it helped me.
>
> What?! Did you just propose a patch tracker? Bruce? Hmm. I think I need
> to get a new email client, because this one clearly corrupts the emails
> I receive ;)

I have suggested a patch tracker as optional for people before on this
list:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-04/msg00626.php

--
Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> http://momjian.us
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com

+ If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +