Re: Wishlist for 7.4: Plan stability

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Wishlist for 7.4: Plan stability
Date: 2002-12-04 14:02:06
Message-ID: 13673.1039010526@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu> writes:
> Really it boils down to one point: there's really no reason to assume a user
> should be able to execute any new query he feels like. Creating a new query
> should be privileged operation just like creating a new table or new database.

This is an interesting view of what a database should be like, but it
has very little to do with my idea of a database ;-). I think you want
some sort of middleware layer to keep your users away from the database.
I do not agree that the DB itself ought to contain such draconian
restrictions.

regards, tom lane

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