From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>
To: Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: sabrina.iqbal@target.com
Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Use of term Master/Slave
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 15:53:01 -0400
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Simon Riggs wrote:
> On 31 July 2017 at 22:13, <sabrina.iqbal@target.com> wrote:
> > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> >
> > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/release-9-6.html
> > Description:
> >
> > Wondering why PostgreSQL still uses the terms master and slave when there
> > are other terms like primary/secondary that can be used in the same manner.
>
> Do you think primary/secondary is more descriptive?
I think "primary" is fine, but "secondary" isn't.
> I started using the terms Primary and Secondary in the original use,
> but I think we've moved away from that towards Master/Standby, which
> fits better with a world where "muti-master" is a frequently used term
> and an eventual goal in core. Multi-primary doesn't seem to make much
> sense.
Elsewhere we've started using the terms "origin" and "replica".
"Multi-origin" sounds sensible enough to me whereas "multi-primary"
doesn't.
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