Re: [PATCH] ecpg: fix progname memory leak

On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 12:50:36PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> > That said, having this in a different format would in no way fix the fact
> > that the information is mislabeled and obsolete. It would likely be
> > equally mislabeled and obsolete in an issue tracker. Just look at almost
> > any of the other projects out there that *do* use an issue tracker and have
> > been around for 20+ years.
>
> The long and the short of it is that a list like this is only of value
> if it gets diligently maintained. Putting the data in a different tool
> changes nothing about that. (A tool might reduce the effort involved,
> *if* it's a good match to your workflow. But it won't reduce the effort
> to zero.)
>
> Consulting the wiki page's edit history shows that Bruce has been
> doing some maintenance work, but almost nobody else does. Evidently
> that's not enough.
>
> I'd be +1 for the "aggressive culling" suggested upthread, but
> I'm not particularly volunteering to do it, either.

+1

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