From: | "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk> |
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To: | "Naz Gassiep" <naz(at)mira(dot)net>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | "Ron Johnson" <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: vista |
Date: | 2006-09-19 11:39:36 |
Message-ID: | E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E40154CDC2@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk |
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Naz Gassiep
> Sent: 19 September 2006 12:26
> To: Tom Lane
> Cc: Ron Johnson; pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] vista
>
>
> The "scratch your own itch" line can only be pushed so far, if it is
> being said by a developer who works on a project that desires to be
> taken seriously by professionals in industry. For minor
> features, yes,
> perhaps it could be argued that the core team could ignore certain
> issues, and just wait for a patch. For something like Vista
> compatibility, if you want to be taken seriously by anyone who uses
> Windows (hands up anyone who knows a Windows user), "scratch your own
> itch" is not really going to cut it, IMHO. I'm used to
> getting that line
> when talking to 2 developer obscure projects that have a
> userbase of a
> half a dozen, but for a project like PostgreSQL, the "they
> tell you to
> do it yourself" brush is one we do NOT want to get tarred with.
So what do you suggest? -core vote and "order" someone to do the work?
Postgresql.org isn't a business and doesn't employ any developer - we
only have the option of accepting patches from people/companies with
itches.
Regards, Dave.
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