Re: Two weeks to feature freeze - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Kevin Brown
Subject Re: Two weeks to feature freeze
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Msg-id 20030627015822.GG16911@filer
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In response to Re: Two weeks to feature freeze  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: Two weeks to feature freeze  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
Re: Two weeks to feature freeze  (Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au>)
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The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Kevin Brown wrote:
> 
> > So...would it make sense to create a gborg project to which people who
> > have written their own test suites can contribute whatever code and data
> > they feel comfortable releasing?  As a gborg project, it would be
> > separate from the main PG distribution and would thus have no impact on
> > the build process or anything like that.  But at the same time, if there
> > are any ideas on testing that people have had, they could be shared with
> > others through that mechanism.
> >
> > And any tests which prove to be particularly useful could make their way
> > into the PG distribution if people here wish.
> >
> > Of course, like anything else this could be a bad (or perhaps redundant)
> > idea.  :-)
> 
> It doesn't sound like a bad idea ... but, it pretty much comes down to the
> original thread: are you willing to step up and maintain such a project?

Yes, I am ("how hard can it be?", he asks himself, knowing all the
while that it's a really bad idea to be asking that question.  :-).
But I haven't the faintest idea of how or where to even start, so
pointers would be appreciated.


-- 
Kevin Brown                          kevin@sysexperts.com


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