> -----Original Message----- > From: Aristotle Pagaltzis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:27 PM > To: sqlite-users@sqlite.org > Subject: [sqlite] Re: "always-trim" - feature suggestion > > > * Zbigniew Baniewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-01-09 18:15]: > > On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 11:25:01AM -0500, Rob Sciuk wrote: > > > and adding bloat will not contribute to its future success. > > > > Of course, any feature, which *you* aren't especially fond of, > > you can describe as "bloat". Even the most useful feature > > (which is useful FOR ME) - can be "bloat" for you. And vice > > versa. No, I'm not using *all*available* features of SQLite. > > Are they "bloat"? Answer yourself. > > Yes, actually, almost all requested and many implemented features > are by definition bloat. Linus Torvalds once said that his most > important job as the maintainer of the kernel is to say no to > most suggested additions. I’m sure Dr. Hipp could give a list of > things he would remove from SQLite if backward compatibility was > not a concern. > > Regards, > -- > Aristotle Pagaltzis // <http://plasmasturm.org/>
I think one central issue related to SQLite does cause the most friction in the community. It is the never ending quest for "more features." I feel the majority of users did not select SQLite for "the features" as SQLite by design avoids features to remain true to its history, culture, and place in the universe. I did not select SQLite for the features. I selected SQL Server, Oracle, and a couple of others for the features. I selected SQLite for the lack of features. I think none of the generated friction is intentional or divisive in nature. Some of us do a better job of communicating than others no matter what the base reason. "Technical Computer" types have also had the historical if not accurate legacy of, "not playing well with others." Since we aint in Marketing or Advertising I suspect a certain amount of truth to that perception. And we usually have the unpopular duty of telling others what the Marketing and Advertising crowd has failed to mention, after they have left the building and the ink on the contract is not even dry. Given all that, I have been guilty of being less than a perfect communicator on many occasions. But I have found the participants on this list on a whole to be one of the better groups of technical types I have been associated with. Unfortunately there are instances where, normally a very passionate individual or idea is presented and is perceived as was unintended. I pulled that "failure to communicate" trick recently with VB coder references. Fortunately that thread died a well deserved death earlier than this one. But, it did little to change my opinion of BASIC as a computer "language." :-) Fred ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
