| From: | "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> |
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| To: | "Simon Riggs" <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, "Robert Haas" <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | "pgsql-hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "Andy Colson" <andy(at)squeakycode(dot)net>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Subject: | Re: unlogged tables |
| Date: | 2010-12-08 17:08:49 |
| Message-ID: | 4CFF67410200002500038459@gw.wicourts.gov |
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>> Note that DB2 uses the table modifier VOLATILE to indicate a
>> table that has a widely fluctuating table size, for example a
>> queue table.
> the fact that DB2 uses that word to mean something entirely
> different is certainly a bit awkward
It would be especially awkward should someone port their DB2
database to PostgreSQL without noticing the semantic difference, and
then find their data missing.
> so maybe we should reconsider.
+1 for choosing terminology without known conflicts with other
significant products.
-Kevin
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