Re: quick review - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: quick review
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Msg-id 45636D17.8010302@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: quick review  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: quick review  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Re: quick review  (Douglas McNaught <doug@mcnaught.org>)
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>> Unless you have buggy hardware, there is no need for a repair tool. 
>> That is our position.
>>     
>
> And when I mentioned that to two of my largest customers, they both
> looked at me like I had lost my mind.
>
> Something to think about.
>
>   

Now ask your clients what errors they see that could be fixed by a 
repair tool. I think Bruce's formulation is unfortunate, and would look 
better like this: When we find that there is a bug that causes data 
corruption we fix the bug rather than supplying a workaround. Our 
position is that repair tools are mostly a bandaid, and we would rather 
fix the problem.

cheers

andrew


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