From: Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: David Fetter <david@fetter.org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Docs <pgsql-docs@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: FAQ on Embedding Postgres
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:30:43 -0800
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:25:00 -0800
David Fetter <david@fetter.org> wrote:
> It's good to explain why PG does what it does how it does it, and that
> should be in that section of the FAQ, but continuing, even by silence,
> with an answer equivalent to, "We don't do that. You shouldn't
> either. Tough $#!+" only makes us look bad, where suggesting
> alternatives for the use cases we don't cover makes us look good.
I believe there is wording that could be used that would not convey
that sentiment.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
>
> Cheers,
> David.
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