| From: | Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net> |
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| To: | Euler Taveira <euler(at)eulerto(dot)com> |
| Cc: | "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: 2022-05-12 release announcement draft |
| Date: | 2022-05-09 15:19:43 |
| Message-ID: | CABV9wwOct48R8tU7GfwtLByNnmwPwjewcogKdx=AF8BCBpwBvA@mail.gmail.com |
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On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 11:16 AM Euler Taveira <euler(at)eulerto(dot)com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 9, 2022, at 11:54 AM, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
> You raise a good point, which is in the release announcement, should we
> prefix contrib modules with "contrib"? Perhaps instead of shorthand we
> spell it out, e.g. "Several fixes for the `pageinspect` module..."
>
> Nowadays 'contrib' refers to the physical structure (directory). I wouldn't
> mention it because it is a development/packaging detail. We use the terminology
> additional supplied module/program to refer to this piece of software which is
> kept in the Postgres repository but can be optionally installed. pageinspect
> (possibly with the URL) is clear enough. However, if you don't like the
> shorthand, 'pageinspect extension' or 'pageinspect module' are good options.
>
+1 on this line of thinking from my pov.
Robert Treat
https://xzilla.net
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