Re: language cleanups in code and docs

On 7/8/20 4:39 PM, Andres Freund wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've pushed most of the changes.
>
> On 2020-06-16 18:59:25 -0400, David Steele wrote:
>> On 6/16/20 6:27 PM, Andres Freund wrote:
>>> On 2020-06-16 17:14:57 -0400, David Steele wrote:
>>>> On 6/15/20 2:22 PM, Andres Freund wrote:
>>>
>>>>> 0008: docs: WIP multi-master rephrasing.
>>>>> I like neither the new nor the old language much. I'd welcome input.
>>>>
>>>> Why not multi-primary?
>>>
>>> My understanding of primary is that there really can't be two things
>>> that are primary in relation to each other.
>>
>> Well, I think the same is true for multi-master and that's pretty common.
>>
>>> active/active is probably
>>> the most common term in use besides multi-master.
>>
>> Works for me and can always be updated later if we come up with something
>> better. At least active-active will be easier to search for.
>
> What do you think about the attached?

I think this phrasing in the original/updated version is pretty awkward:

+ A standby server that cannot be connected to until it is promoted to a
+ primary server is called a ...

How about:

+ A standby server that must be promoted to a primary server before
+ accepting connections is called a ...

Other than that it looks good to me.

Regards,
--
-David
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