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.

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