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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:18:31 -0400
From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
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To: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
CC: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Greg Smith <gsmith@gregsmith.com>,
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Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Contrib modules documentation online
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Greg,
>
>   
>> Are you suggesting to add an additional piece of work to the already
>> behind schedule 8.3 timeline when there's already this idea floating
>> around to overhaul the entire contrib structure in 8.4, which may very
>> well make much of that work redundant?  Albert's work is cool and all, but
>> from from back here where I sit I'd expect anyone in a position to
>> integrate it into 8.3 properly should be working on something that's
>> already on the to-do list instead.
>>     
>
> Or the contrib overhaul may *not* get into 8.4 (ala updatable views).  Having 
> the contrib stuff in the main docs would remove one of the largest barriers 
> to people knowing about the contrib features.
>
>   

I don't agree with Greg that we shouldn't make this docs improvement. I 
do think we should do it in such a way that it will fit with our plans 
for the future.

cheers

andrew