Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-10 Thread Peter Eisentraut
On 8/7/17 17:46, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > On 8/1/17 13:33, Andres Freund wrote: >> On 2017-07-31 21:13:48 +, sabrina.iq...@target.com wrote: >>> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: >>> >>> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/release-9-6.html >>>

Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-07 Thread Peter Eisentraut
On 8/1/17 13:33, Andres Freund wrote: > On 2017-07-31 21:13:48 +, sabrina.iq...@target.com wrote: >> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: >> >> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/release-9-6.html >> Description: >> >> Wondering why PostgreSQL still

Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-02 Thread Jürgen Purtz
On 01.08.2017 21:41, Simon Riggs wrote: Do you think primary/secondary is more descriptive? I started using the terms Primary and Secondary in the original use, but I think we've moved away from that towards Master/Standby, which fits better with a world where "muti-master" is a frequently

Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-01 Thread Mike Toews
On 1 August 2017 at 09:13, wrote: > Wondering why PostgreSQL still uses the terms master and slave when there > are other terms like primary/secondary that can be used in the same manner. Another alternative I've seen in different fields is "manager" and "agent". --

Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-01 Thread Jonathan Katz
> On Aug 1, 2017, at 3:59 PM, Stephen Frost wrote: > > Alvaro, all, > > * Alvaro Herrera (alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com) wrote: >> Simon Riggs wrote: >>> On 31 July 2017 at 22:13, wrote: The following documentation comment has been logged on the

Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-01 Thread Stephen Frost
Alvaro, all, * Alvaro Herrera (alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com) wrote: > Simon Riggs wrote: > > On 31 July 2017 at 22:13, wrote: > > > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > > > > > Page:

Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-01 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Simon Riggs wrote: > On 31 July 2017 at 22:13, wrote: > > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/release-9-6.html > > Description: > > > > Wondering why PostgreSQL still uses the terms

Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-01 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On 08/01/2017 12:41 PM, Simon Riggs wrote: On 31 July 2017 at 22:13, wrote: The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/release-9-6.html Description: Wondering why PostgreSQL still uses the

Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-01 Thread Simon Riggs
On 31 July 2017 at 22:13, wrote: > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/release-9-6.html > Description: > > Wondering why PostgreSQL still uses the terms master and slave when there >

Re: [DOCS] Use of term Master/Slave

2017-08-01 Thread Andres Freund
Hi, On 2017-07-31 21:13:48 +, sabrina.iq...@target.com wrote: > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/release-9-6.html > Description: > > Wondering why PostgreSQL still uses the terms master and slave when