Re: sha1, sha2 functions into core? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: sha1, sha2 functions into core?
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Msg-id 5032A3BE.9080701@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: sha1, sha2 functions into core?  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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On 08/20/2012 01:33 PM, Andrew Dunstan wrote:

> But there is absolutely no evidence that we are making it less useful.
> Postgres is designed top be extensible and we've just enhanced that.
> pgcrypto makes use of that. If we cen leverage that to make Postgres
> available to more people then why would we not do so?

O.k. that is valid a valid argument. Let me counter.

Everybody else does it, why don't we? PostgreSQL is extensible, modular 
and programmable, why are we limiting those features by not including 
them in core? Contrib, whether we like it or not, is not core.

For some things it makes absolute sense to keep them in contrib or pgxn 
but cryptography is pretty much a basic core feature set at this point.

MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle (not sure if integrated or as a pack) and not to 
mention Java and Python all have them integrated.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



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