| From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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| To: | Mark Woodward <pgsql(at)mohawksoft(dot)com> |
| Cc: | josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: pg_config, pg_service.conf, postgresql.conf .... |
| Date: | 2006-02-27 20:19:20 |
| Message-ID: | 44035EC8.6040507@commandprompt.com |
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> Maybe I'm too used to working in engineering groups. I am trying to get
> input for a project. Trying to iron out what the feature set should be and
> the objectives that should be attained. BEFORE I start coding.
>
>
Well that is always a good idea but:
> Just saying "submit a patch" is the antithesis to good engineering, it
> works for hacking, but if I am going to develop a feature, I wish to do it
> right and have it appeal to the broadest possible audience, collect as
> much input about the needs of users, etc.
>
The problem you are having is that sense many people do not see a
benefit it is hard
to garner the feedback, thus the fallback to submit a patch.
If you submit a patch there is a chance that people will see the benefit
within a simple
implementation and THEN you get the feedback you want.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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