Re: [HACKERS] Status on 7.0 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Status on 7.0
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.21.0001202307410.349-100000@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Status on 7.0  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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On 2000-01-20, Bruce Momjian mentioned:

> > Are we going to yank DISTINCT ON?
> 
> I don't show DISTINCT ON as being worked on by anyone.

I think Tom mentioned several times that he would like to yank it because
a) it's non-standard
b) it's conceptually flawed
c) there's a standard alternative
d) it doesn't work too well
e) people keep trying to use it

Just making sure no one forgets ...

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