> He already did over a year and half research on the subject, wrote the > code for it, published a paper on it, and offered it to the community. > Why would he choose to spend more time getting beaten up for > something that's already behind him?
If he is not willing to proceed with public debate, I fail to see the purpose in doing the work at all. > Perhaps you don't recall.. but his design and research was far more > than almost all other PostgreSQL features. The only one longer was > perhaps the HOT design. Hmmm and look at HOT. That would be an example of how it *should* be done. HOT has been a constant influx of WIP patches and discussion *to the community* and thusly to rounding out nicely to be a great feature. Full Disjunctions did not do that. >> For the record, I like the idea of full disjunctions but they must past >> quality muster to be included in the community. > > Again, he offered to fix anything anyone had issues with... but people Then why didn't he fix them? There were specific problems people had. > were too busy whining about the feature itself than to provide sound > advice for moving forward. > Guess we will have to agree to disagree. That is not my recollection of the events on any level. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq