Re: Another Modest Proposal: Platforms

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 04:28:04PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> > We can start by supporting only platforms git runs on, this being
> > the first in what I'd picture as a set of base requirements.
>
> Sounds like allowing the tail to wag the dog.

"Runs git" is actually not a bad proxy for "has modern developer
tools."

This would be the first, as I mentioned, of a list of base functional
requirements.

Cheers,
David.
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