> Might it not be true that anybody unfamiliar would be confused and that this > is a bit of a straw man? [...] > If my application assumes that it can commit to one server, and then read > back the commit from another server, and my application breaks as a result, > it's because I didn't understand the problem. Even if PostgreSQL didn't use > the word "synchronous replication", I could still be confused. I need to > understand the problem no matter what words are used.
That is certainly true. But there is value in choosing words which elucidate the situation as much as possible. ...Robert -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
