Re: Do we prefer software that works or software

From: Shachar Shemesh <psql(at)shemesh(dot)biz>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Do we prefer software that works or software
Date: 2004-04-26 17:20:15
Message-ID: 408D44CF.70804@shemesh.biz
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Josh Berkus wrote:

>Shachar,
>
>
>
>>Now, I'm intending to do the best I can on my end. This does have a
>>pretty heavy cost. It means that the OLE DB driver will parse in details
>>each query, and perform replacements on the query text. This is bug
>>prone, difficult, hurts performance, and just plain wrong from a
>>software design perspective. The current drift of wind, however, means
>>that the PostgreSQL steering commite seems to prefer having a lesser
>>quality driver to seeing ugly uppercase.
>>
>>
>
>Hey, now wait a minute. As far as I can tell, you've heard only from Tom
>Lane on the steering committee (I may have missed some, though, I've been
>sick)
>
Exactly. Of the people I heard from, the wind was against.

> Unless the 5 of us take a vote, Tom Lane speaks for Tom Lane, not for
>Core. Also, usually this list or Patches determines by consensus what gets
>in; the Core only gets involved in very unusual cases.
>
>
That's why we are holding an open thread on the "how" in "hackers". I'm
assuming that once the "how" is sufficiently resolved, and the
implications understood, everyone can make a better decision on the "do
we at all".

Shachar

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Shachar Shemesh
Lingnu Open Source Consulting
http://www.lingnu.com/

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