Re: Enquiry about TDE with PgSQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

I fully agree here, and as I stated above, I don't question this at all, as this is the strength of the diverse and spread community. Looking at this thread alone, and the multiple different "users" popping up, that see the need and would like to see TDE in core or in an extension drives my thinking as it makes sense to start thinking and looking into the temp file compression already right now, if and how this could make our code changes easier, or if additional extensibility should be directly part of the first patch, so you can enable it through its extension. Either way, it should be considered and kept in mind now, not after the fact, or we will continue to spin this wheel. And this thinking and willingness alone, to actually be open to that idea, requires some upfront discussion, so you at least know you are welcome to work on it without wasting effort, because no one will ever want to merge. (and yes, of course everyone can work on whatever they want at any point in time, but people might prefer working on something that actually benefits the project and is welcome, rather than ending in >/dev/null)

Given your experience Bruce, can you offer us some advice on how you would approach it currently? What do you think makes the most sense, and how should we proceed with collaboration to at least see a small change in making this happen in the future? 

And this should always be at the forefront, as this makes the project exactly as strong as it is today.