Re: modules

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Aidan Van Dyk <aidan(at)highrise(dot)ca>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Jeremy Drake <pgsql(at)jdrake(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
Subject: Re: modules
Date: 2008-04-05 01:53:56
Message-ID: 47F6DBB4.4020906@dunslane.net
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Aidan Van Dyk wrote:
>
> Unfortunately, the current state really does seem to mean that the
> "feature of modularity" really is the kiss of death, since things are
> actively pushed out from core to be modular projects, making them
> unusable for most people...
>

Really? What have we pushed out that has died? The only thing I can
recall of any significance being pushed out is the client libraries, and
most or all of those are still alive and kicking.
>
>> Like Andrew, I'm a bit disturbed that people feel free to propose to
>> implement this stuff when they evidently have read none of the prior
>> discussions.
>>
>
> Well, I'm happy to go back to lurking for now... Maybe after a few
> years I'll have heard and seen more discussions and know better next
> time ;-)
>
>

Don't take it personally.

cheers

andrew

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