Re: Formatting Curmudgeons WAS: MMAP Buffers

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
Cc: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Formatting Curmudgeons WAS: MMAP Buffers
Date: 2011-05-13 12:26:29
Message-ID: BANLkTikRtepHavhbVHw3tAgqNymyxc=5oQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Kevin Grittner
<Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> wrote:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, people often come into our community with incorrect
>> assumptions about how it works, including:
>>
>> - someone's in charge
>> - there's one right answer
>> - it's our job to fix your problem
>
> Would it make sense to dispel such notions explicitly in the
> Developer FAQ?

Can't hurt, though these principles also apply (perhaps even more
strongly) to bug reports and people wanting support.

--
Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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