Re: 8.4 release planning
Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com>, "Jonah H. Harris" <jonah.harris@gmail.com>, Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com>, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>, Bernd Helmle <mailings@oopsware.de>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2009-01-27T01:42:42Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 20:28 -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes: > > On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 19:21 -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > >> Then why has *nobody* stepped up to review the design, much less the > >> whole patch? > > > It was only today that I saw an announcement go out to our announce list > > to try and get people to pop their heads up and help. It looks like > > today is the day that someone actually reached out to the SELinux folks > > and asked for help. > > Hmm, you think selinux people read pgsql-announce? *shrug* they very well might if they are also postgres people. > But seriously, > we *have* been trying to get people's attention for this patch, both > inside and outside the postgres community, for well over a year now. > The lack of response has been depressing and (IMHO) telling. Nowhere > have we gotten anything more concrete than "ooh, that's cool ... maybe > I might use it someday, but I can't be bothered right now". Well that is certainly unfortunate. If the very community that invented the tech isn't willing to help.... :( Joshua D. Drake > > regards, tom lane > -- PostgreSQL - XMPP: jdrake@jabber.postgresql.org Consulting, Development, Support, Training 503-667-4564 - http://www.commandprompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company, serving since 1997