Re: Re: SAP-DB
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: mlw <markw@mohawksoft.com>
Cc: Don Baccus <dhogaza@pacifier.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2001-04-29T17:32:21Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> > I swore I'd never post to the hackers list again, but this is an amazing > > statement by Bruce. > > > > Boy, the robustness of the software is determined by the number of characters > > in the directory name? > > > > By the languages used? > > [Snip] > > My guess is that Bruce was implying that the code was obfuscated. It is a > common trick for closed source to be "open" but not really. > > I don't think it was any sort of technology snobbery. Far be it for me to > suggest an explanation to the words of others, that is just how I read it. I don't think they intentionally confused the code. The real problem I see in that it was very hard for me to find anything in the code. I would be interested to see if others can find stuff. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026