Re: Posting to hackers and patches lists - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Posting to hackers and patches lists
Date
Msg-id 200805071453.m47ErU226439@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Posting to hackers and patches lists  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
List pgsql-hackers
Magnus Hagander wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Folks, can we avoid posting an email to both hackers and patches
> > lists? I understand why people do it, but it is best avoided, I
> > think.  If you feel the need to keep patch discussion on hackers,
> > please post just the patch to patches and a summary to hackers.  
> > 
> > Or better yet, have a URL to the patch in an email to hackers.
> > 
> > I think it would be helpful for us to provide an infrastructure where
> > people who don't run their own servers to store their patches at a
> > stable URL where they can keep updating the content.  I did that with
> > the psql wrap patch and it helped me.
> 
> What?! Did you just propose a patch tracker? Bruce? Hmm. I think I need
> to get a new email client, because this one clearly corrupts the emails
> I receive ;)

I have suggested a patch tracker as optional for people before on this
list:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-04/msg00626.php

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