Re: modules

From: "D'Arcy J(dot)M(dot) Cain" <darcy(at)druid(dot)net>
To: Aidan Van Dyk <aidan(at)highrise(dot)ca>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Jeremy Drake <pgsql(at)jdrake(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
Subject: Re: modules
Date: 2008-04-05 00:33:03
Message-ID: 20080404203303.e90b7967.darcy@druid.net
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On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:22:51 -0400
Aidan Van Dyk <aidan(at)highrise(dot)ca> wrote:
> Unfortunately, the current state really does seem to mean that the
> "feature of modularity" really is the kiss of death, since things are
> actively pushed out from core to be modular projects, making them
> unusable for most people...

Is there anything but anecdotal evidence for this statement? I mean,
yes, some ISPs will make life hard for their users and some <SHAMELESS
PLUG "http://www.Vex.Net/" /> will work with their clients to deliver
what they need. Besides, most users of PostgreSQL are probably
enterprise users or users running off of their own systems who have all
the access they need. How big is this "problem" really?

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