Mladen Gogala wrote:
I am even inclined to believe that deep down under the hood, this fatwa has an ulterior motive, which disgusts me deeply. With hints, there would be far fewer consulting gigs.
Now you're just being rude. Given that you have direct access to the developers of the software, for free, on these mailing lists, the main reason there is consulting work anyway is because some companies can't publish their queries or data publicly. All of us doing PostgreSQL consulting regularly take those confidental reports and turn them into feedback to improve the core software. That is what our clients want, too: a better PostgreSQL capable of handling their problem, not just a hacked up application that works today, but will break later once data volume or distribution changes.
You really just don't get how open-source development works at all if you think money is involved in why people have their respective technical opinions on controversial subjects. Try and hire the sometimes leader of this particular "fatwa", Tom Lane, for a consulting gig if you think that's where his motivation lies. I would love to have a recording of *that* phone call.
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