"Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> writes:
> Where do we stand with getting much more reasonable default values in
> postgresql.conf? Maybe that should be a SoC project, or is it too small?
Define "much more reasonable".
I doubt this is SoC material, simply because the issues have little to
do with coding and a lot to do with persuading people to drop default
support for old platforms. Which is not something a student is likely
to succeed at.
regards, tom lane