On 1/15/22 16:23, Mladen Gogala wrote:
On 1/14/22 16:00, David G. Johnston wrote:
I still don't really understand what is so great about it. About its
only redeeming feature is a declaration that "it is in core" and that
newcomers can just default to it without thinking. I'd rather just
play favorites and write "use pgbackrest" in our documentation. Or
some hybrid approach where we don't just pick one but instead guide
people to the community solutions that are out there. I don't think I
really want the people responsible for core to spend time on writing
end-user backup tooling. Their time is much more valuably spent
working on the core product.
David J.
Well, the "without thinking" part of your post can be rephrased as "ease
of use". Do database administrators really need to think about which
backup software to use? What kind of knowledge will such an evaluation
provide? All commercial databases have some form of backup software
included into the core database. After all, backup and restore are
extremely important functions which IMHO should be provided along with
the database software.
That is easy to say the reality is:
Previous CommitFest:
https://commitfest.postgresql.org/35/
Note the number of 'Moved to next CF'
Current CommitFest ending 1/31/2022:
https://commitfest.postgresql.org/36/
Note number of 'Needs review'
This is for the current Core software. Adding more to that will just add
to the above 'Moved to next CF' and 'Needs review'.
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