| From: | "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Florian Pflug <fgp(at)phlo(dot)org>, Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndquadrant(dot)fr>, "Ross J(dot) Reedstrom" <reedstrm(at)rice(dot)edu>, Anssi Kääriäinen <anssi(dot)kaariainen(at)thl(dot)fi>, Itagaki Takahiro <itagaki(dot)takahiro(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: ALTER EXTENSION UPGRADE, v3 |
| Date: | 2011-02-03 19:03:20 |
| Message-ID: | 4409773A-27C1-421C-8860-FF4E4DCB2194@kineticode.com |
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On Feb 3, 2011, at 11:02 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> That's putting it mildly. It's more like sending a rocket into outer
>> space to tweak the orbit of a comet so that it crashes into your
>> barbecue grill to light a fire so you can roast marshmallows.
LOL.
> No, it's more like using a sledgehammer to swat a fly because you don't
> have a flyswatter and aren't inclined to drive ten miles to buy one.
> It'll get the job done, and the added cost of building/maintaining a
> more finely calibrated tool may well outweigh the value.
I'd rather put down the sledgehammer and pick up a leaf or a paper bag or something.
Best,
David
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