Re: language cleanups in code and docs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Geoghegan
Subject Re: language cleanups in code and docs
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Msg-id CAH2-Wzn+Du+9Drt_qC3V-60eK5_CyRtL_iVToGa+yfW65BdrhA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: language cleanups in code and docs  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 4:54 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Meh.  That's carrying PC naming foibles to the point where they
> negatively affect our users (by breaking start scripts and such).
> I think we should leave this alone.

+1. Apart from the practical considerations, I just don't see a
problem with the word postmaster. My mother is a postmistress.

I'm in favor of updating any individual instances of the word "master"
to the preferred equivalent in code and code comments, though.

-- 
Peter Geoghegan



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