Re: contrib promotion?

Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
>> There has been action to clean up and remove some contrib modules, and
>> this is good. I would like to suggest that we should try to move one or
>> two the other way, namely right into the core proper, on the ground that
>> they have widespread applicability and should have maximum visibility.
>> I'm talking particularly about pgcrypto and tsearch2, and the main thing
>> lacking that I see with these is documentation.
>
> I don't see a strong need for moving pgcrypto into core, and there's at
> least one argument against it: if someone needs a crypto-free version of
> postgres for use someplace with benighted laws, they would be screwed.

Doesn't our inclusion of md5() pretty much blow that argument away?
(Just asking).

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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