Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0ZOW-0007ci-80 for pgsql-hackers@arkaria.postgresql.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:57:32 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0ZOU-0005jY-5e for pgsql-hackers@arkaria.postgresql.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:57:30 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0ZOT-0005jP-1p for pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:57:29 +0000 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com ([69.168.55.30]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1Z0ZON-00055E-Tm for pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:57:27 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.3] (spinlock.commandprompt.com [69.168.55.30]) by lists.commandprompt.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 68CDC346; Thu, 4 Jun 2015 10:57:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.3] ([67.168.169.165] helo=[192.168.1.3]) by assp.commandprompt.com with ESMTPS(AES128-SHA) (2.1.1); 4 Jun 2015 10:57:21 -0700 Message-ID: <55709181.1010807@commandprompt.com> Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:57:21 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" Organization: Command Prompt, Inc. User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.7.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert Haas CC: Stephen Frost , "pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org" Subject: Re: RFC: Remove contrib entirely References: <55674016.80005@commandprompt.com> <20150528193556.GH26667@tamriel.snowman.net> <5567C5EB.3070703@gmx.net> <5567CB9E.1030502@commandprompt.com> <20150529031004.GU26667@tamriel.snowman.net> <5567DDBA.8020403@commandprompt.com> <55686D84.4040202@commandprompt.com> <20150529143026.GV26667@tamriel.snowman.net> <5570739E.3020605@commandprompt.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Assp-Version: 2.1.1(11364) on assp.commandprompt.com X-Assp-Client-SSL: yes X-Assp-ID: assp.commandprompt.com m1-40641-09176 X-Assp-Envelope-From: jd@commandprompt.com X-Assp-Intended-For: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org X-Assp-Original-Subject: Re: [HACKERS] RFC: Remove contrib entirely X-Pg-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-hackers Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org On 06/04/2015 10:34 AM, Robert Haas wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> Except, that is kind of the point. Why are we adding to it? > > If you don't know the answer to that question already, then you > probably shouldn't be proposing to get rid of the thing. > I know the answer some people are saying. That doesn't mean it is the correct answer, that I agree with it or that it is a good answer. > I think it's because there are some things we want to include in the > core distribution without baking them irrevocably into the server. > I have mentioned before isn't really what this discussion is about. Stephen Frost and I even went through the entire list of modules of what should and should not be included. > Which, IMV, is 100% reasonable. > Nobody is arguing with that. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ 503-667-4564 PostgreSQL Centered full stack support, consulting and development. Announcing "I'm offended" is basically telling the world you can't control your own emotions, so everyone else should do it for you. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers