| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Adam Lang <aalang(at)rutgersinsurance(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Re: [HACKERS] My new job |
| Date: | 2000-10-10 21:39:48 |
| Message-ID: | 200010102139.RAA09624@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> I am not sure that the *real* potential for bad choices is all that
> high. I think all the core members understand very well that we are
> stewards of a shared resource, and in the long run decisions counter
> to the community-wide best interest will also not be in the best
> interest of our companies. But it's also important that the rest of
> the PG community *perceive* that core decisions are well-founded.
I have already had to reject a Great Bridge request, saying, "This is
the first of many disappointments I will deliver." When I explained
that I was better as someone objective than as a "yes" man, they got the
point.
Fortunately, since I wrote the article, I think things are clearer now.
They understand the trade-off of open-source control.
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