Re: State of Beta 2

From: Andrew Rawnsley <ronz(at)ravensfield(dot)com>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: PgSQL General ML <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: State of Beta 2
Date: 2003-09-16 20:51:22
Message-ID: 87C6E6D0-E887-11D7-86BD-000393A47FCC@ravensfield.com
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Let me run some numbers. I'm interested in the idea, and I think I can
push one of my clients on it.

Do the core folk (Tom/Bruce/Jan/etc) think this is doable with that
sort of time commitment? Is it maintainable over time? Or are we
pissing in the wind?

On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 03:59 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:

>
>>
>> And that has nothing to do with user need as a whole, since the care
>> level I mentioned is predicated by the developer interest level.
>> While I know, Marc, how the whole project got started (I have read
>> the first posts), and I appreciate that you, Bruce, Thomas, and Vadim
>> started the original core team because you were and are users of
>> PostgreSQL, I sincerely believe that in this instance you are out of
>> touch with this need of many of today's userbase. And I say that with
>> full knowledge of PostgreSQL Inc.'s support role. If given the
>> choice between upgrading capability, PITR, and Win32 support, my vote
>> would go to upgrading. Then migrating to PITR won't be a PITN.
>
> If someone is willing to pony up 2000.00 per month for a period of at
> least 6 months, I will dedicated one of my programmers to the task. So
> if you want it bad enough there it is. I will donate all changes,
> patches etc.. to the project and I will cover the additional costs
> that are over and above the 12,000. If we get it done quicker, all the
> better.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua Drake
>
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