Re: [HACKERS] Happy column dropping
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Don Baccus <dhogaza@pacifier.com>
Cc: "Hiroshi Inoue" <Inoue@tpf.co.jp>, "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e@gmx.net>, "PostgreSQL Development" <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 2000-01-25T05:29:26Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Don Baccus <dhogaza@pacifier.com> writes: > And, Peter, if you're reading this, please be assured that my criticisms > are meant only in the context of wanting to see this open source database > become an Oracle (or other) slayer in at least a segment of the marketplace. > On its merits, not the price differential. If I'm harsh on things that I > feel don't quite meet the mark, please don't take it personally. Not pretending to speak for Peter, but --- I don't think there's anybody here who hasn't got the highest standards in mind as an end goal. Yet we have many miles to go, and we seldom agree on whether a particular problem is the most critical next thing to work on. Each of us is doing what comes to hand to be done. Sometimes we can fix a problem properly, and sometimes we can only put a finger in the dike, or apply triage and say "that's going to have to go unfixed a while longer". Yup, it's a little disorganized, but that's both the curse and the blessing of open-source development. Anybody who's *really* annoyed by a particular problem is welcome to come and work on it. regards, tom lane