Re: [HACKERS] Happy column dropping

Don Baccus <dhogaza(at)pacifier(dot)com> writes:
> And, Peter, if you're reading this, please be assured that my criticisms
> are meant only in the context of wanting to see this open source database
> become an Oracle (or other) slayer in at least a segment of the marketplace.
> On its merits, not the price differential. If I'm harsh on things that I
> feel don't quite meet the mark, please don't take it personally.

Not pretending to speak for Peter, but --- I don't think there's anybody
here who hasn't got the highest standards in mind as an end goal. Yet
we have many miles to go, and we seldom agree on whether a particular
problem is the most critical next thing to work on. Each of us is doing
what comes to hand to be done. Sometimes we can fix a problem properly,
and sometimes we can only put a finger in the dike, or apply triage and
say "that's going to have to go unfixed a while longer".

Yup, it's a little disorganized, but that's both the curse and the
blessing of open-source development. Anybody who's *really* annoyed
by a particular problem is welcome to come and work on it.

regards, tom lane