Re: Throw some low-level C scutwork at me

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: Andy Lester <andy(at)petdance(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Throw some low-level C scutwork at me
Date: 2009-05-01 20:00:09
Message-ID: 23003.1241208009@sss.pgh.pa.us
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David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> That was truly un-called-for. I don't care who you are or what you've
> done because nobody gets to treat volunteers the way you did above.

Well, a volunteer whose first proposed contribution is a patch to add
modelines to every file in the tree (with the clear subtext that we're
idiots to not have thought of it before) should expect a bit of
push-back. If he'd phrased it as "would this be a good idea?" then
I would have reacted differently.

regards, tom lane

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