Magnus Hagander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ... These users would like to have sha1 > (and/or other securer hashes). And they would like it in -core, because > their hosting company don't install the contrib modules.
That line of argument could be used to justify putting anything and everything in core. I think that our extensible architecture is an important feature and one we should not hesitate to use to the fullest. There is clearly work that could/should be done to improve it, such as having better system support for packages or modules or whatever you want to call them; and maybe we also need some marketing-type work to encourage people such as hosting companies to allow access to non-core packages. But allowing arguments such as the above to drive our design is not the way to go. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers