On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:41:52PM -0000, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote: > > For the record, I think any renaming is a terrible idea, and a solution > in search of a problem. Any change, no matter how long it takes, will > break untold number of scripts, make us look bad, and frustrate > people, similar to the way that implicit cast removal did in 8.3, but > without the Very Good Reason to show people why we made the change.
I agree with everything in the above. It would be easier for new users if we spelled it "list files" instead of "ls", and much safer if "su -; rm -rf /" always caused an error. But we have to live with the world we have, not the alternate universe contemplated in the _UNIX Haters' Handbook_. It is too late to change command names, even if it were a good idea. A -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
