Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:17:52 -0500
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>,
	Alastair Turner <minion@decodable.me>,
	Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>,
	PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>,
	Masahiko Sawada <masahiko.sawada@2ndquadrant.com>
Subject: Re: Proposed patch for key managment
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On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 03:00:32PM -0700, David G. Johnston wrote:
> I agree with Stephen; so maybe that part of the Wiki needs to be updated
> instead of having it sit there for use as a hammer when someone disagrees with
> a proffered patch.
> 
> Or maybe consider that "a patch" doesn't only mean "implement" - it is simply
> another language through which desirability and design can also be
> communicated.  The author gets to decide how wordy their prose is and choosing
> a wordy but concise language that is understandable by the vast majority of the
> target audience seems like it should be considered acceptable.

If you want to debate that TODO section, you will need to start a new
thread.  I suggest Alastair's patch also appear in a new thread.

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