Re: Hints WAS: Index Tuning Features - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Mark Woodward
Subject Re: Hints WAS: Index Tuning Features
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Msg-id 21525.24.91.171.78.1160608691.squirrel@mail.mohawksoft.com
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In response to Re: Hints WAS: Index Tuning Features  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: Hints WAS: Index Tuning Features  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Re: Hints WAS: Index Tuning Features  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: Hints WAS: Index Tuning Features  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
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> Mark,
>
> First off, I'm going to request that you (and other people) stop hijacking
> Simon's thread on hypothetical indexes.   Hijacking threads is an
> effective way to get your ideas rejected out of hand, just because the
> people whose thread you hijacked are angry with you.
>
> So please observe the thread split, thanks.
>
>> Well, if it would get rejected if it looked like Oracle, assuming you
>> would probably be one of the people rejecting it, what do you envision
>> as not being rejected?
>
> Something "better than Oracle".
>
> Since you're the one who wants hints, that's kind of up to you to define.
> Write a specification and make a proposal.
>

What is the point of writing a proposal if there is a threat of "will be
rejected" if one of the people who would do the rejection doesn't at least
outline what would be acceptable?




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