Re: Including PL/PgSQL by default

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:37:55 +0000
"Dave Page" <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
> I know I'm gonna regret wading in on this, but in my mind this is akin
> to one of the arguments for including tsearch in the core server -
> namely that too many brain dead hosting providers won't add a contrib
> module or anything else in a customer's database because they don't

So their clients will go somewhere <PLUG URL="http://www.Vex.Net/" />
that does understand what they are installing and can support their
users properly. How far are we supposed to go to support the clueless?

> understand that just because it's not there by default doesn't mean
> it's in any way second rate. Including pl/pgsql in template1 will help
> those folks who forwhatever reason use such providers, whilst more
> savvy providers can easily disable it post-initdb if thats what they
> want to do.

And the first time someone uses pl/pgsql to do harm, even if it is due
to their mis-configuration, who gets blamed?

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