Re: [GENERAL] Future of PostgreSQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Future of PostgreSQL
Date
Msg-id 199912260013.TAA29685@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Future of PostgreSQL  (Ed Loehr <ELOEHR@austin.rr.com>)
List pgsql-general
> > > system that won't stay up consistently is approaching worthlessness
> > > for mission-critical 24x7 applications.   And if the masses
> > > leave because of system reliability problems, you can be very,
> > > very certain about what they will tell their friends and coworkers.
> >
> > And we don't have a problem in this area, do we?
>
> Please tell me you're kidding.

We don't have roll-forward logging until 7.1, and require vacuum
regularly.  Other than that, I don't know of any major issues.
Reliability has always been of primary importance.  We wouldn't be where
we are today without reliability.

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