Re: Proposed patch for key managment

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Alastair Turner <minion(at)decodable(dot)me>, Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Masahiko Sawada <masahiko(dot)sawada(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Proposed patch for key managment
Date: 2020-12-21 22:17:52
Message-ID: 20201221221752.GA886@momjian.us
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On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 03:00:32PM -0700, David G. Johnston wrote:
> I agree with Stephen; so maybe that part of the Wiki needs to be updated
> instead of having it sit there for use as a hammer when someone disagrees with
> a proffered patch.
>
> Or maybe consider that "a patch" doesn't only mean "implement" - it is simply
> another language through which desirability and design can also be
> communicated.  The author gets to decide how wordy their prose is and choosing
> a wordy but concise language that is understandable by the vast majority of the
> target audience seems like it should be considered acceptable.

If you want to debate that TODO section, you will need to start a new
thread. I suggest Alastair's patch also appear in a new thread.

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