Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Thought provoking piece on NetBSD - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Thought provoking piece on NetBSD
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Msg-id 200608311831.k7VIVZd10338@momjian.us
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In response to Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Thought provoking piece on NetBSD  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >
> > The only part of this that I see as relevant to us is setting of
> > development goals.  And we've already discussed this ad nauseum on the
> > Hackers list and AFAIK have an initial plan (the enhanced TODO), lacking
> > only the resources to implement it this month.
>
> Almost the whole thing is relevant :). Keep in mind that I am not saying

I totally agree!

> that it is negative. For example the NetBSD core is obviously cranked,
> where our Core tends to stay out of the way. That is a positive.
>
> On the other hand, we do suffer from the locked project problem (the
> recent recursive query debacle is a perfect example).

Yep, but fortunately this problem doesn't happen to us often.

> Anyway, the post as I said was for provoking thought, not for
> antagonistic measures. I saw good and bad and thought it would be good
> for everyone to review as we are as a project dealing with some of our
> own growth problems.

Yes.  There are lessons to be learned.

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