Re: [HACKERS] RE: [INTERFACES] Re: SSL patch - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] RE: [INTERFACES] Re: SSL patch
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Msg-id 1987.932838621@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] RE: [INTERFACES] Re: SSL patch  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] RE: [INTERFACES] Re: SSL patch
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Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
>> But, we've had protocol changes before that breaks backward
>> compatibility...why is this all of a sudden a problem?

> No reason to change the protocol when we don't need to.

The point is that we *do not have to* break backwards compatibility to
add this feature, and indeed hardly anything would be gained by breaking
compatibility.  See subsequent messages from myself and Magnus.
        regards, tom lane


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