Re: Hints WAS: Index Tuning Features

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Mark Woodward <pgsql(at)mohawksoft(dot)com>
Cc: josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Jaime Casanova <systemguards(at)gmail(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Hints WAS: Index Tuning Features
Date: 2006-10-12 01:22:07
Message-ID: 452D98BF.7040308@commandprompt.com
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Mark Woodward wrote:
>>>> Since you're the one who wants hints, that's kind of up to you to
>>>> define.
>>>> Write a specification and make a proposal.
>>>>
>>> What is the point of writing a proposal if there is a threat of "will be
>>> rejected" if one of the people who would do the rejection doesn't at
>>> least
>>> outline what would be acceptable?
>> Oh come on Mark, you have been here long enough to know how this works.
>
> Exactly. IMHO, it is a frustrating environment. PostgreSQL is a great
> system, and while I completely respect the individuals involved, I think
> the "management" for lack of a better term, is difficult.

Well that is the nature of FOSS development. If you think we are bad.. I
could easily list half a dozen that are worse ;) A couple of the much
larger then us.

Joshua D. Drake

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