Re: [HACKERS] Remove MySQL Tools from Source?

Josh Berkus wrote:
> Tom,
>
> > Hmm ... seems like the big question is not "where to keep them" but
> > "who's gonna maintain them" ... without active maintenance they're
> > just dead bits wherever they're stored, because MySQL and Postgres
> > are both moving targets.
> >
> > These tools are a not insignificant part of our Plan for World
> > Domination ;-) so it would be good if somebody stepped up to the
> > plate and volunteered to take care of 'em. Anybody?
>
> Well, I'm planning on updating my2pg. Of the 3 packages available (one from
> Thomas Lockhart, one from Donna Pavlusinc, and my2pg, originally from Max
> Rudensky), it is the most functional. That's kind of a shame, since the Perl
> is pretty sloppy, but it does work.
>
> I'd be happy to take the lead as maintainer of my2pg. But, I want to move it
> to pgFoundry (due for launch as soon as I get my other 10 super-urgent tasks
> out of the way) , and take it out of /contrib. I feel pretty strongly
> that it will be more visible and easier to maintain on its own than in
> /contrib.

And what to do with the other db conversion tools? Seems they should be
kept together.

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