On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Sam Mason <s...@samason.me.uk> wrote: > Even then it's not useful to class it as real-time; nothing "bad" > happens if you don't get a response before timeout the user just gets an > error message. Real-time applies when if you don't get a response the > plane crashes or a heart stops because the pacemaker hasn't put out a > signal in time.
Think of a network router: it is neither a pacemaker nor an airplane but is definitely a real-time system. If it cannot complete its processing on time, not only is it useless, it may actually bring down significant numbers of other systems. - Marsh -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
