Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > > On 08/11/2010 07:33 PM, David Fetter wrote: > >> I would be curious to the benefit of putting it in core. I have no > >> problem with the type but in core? > > If it's not in core, the vast majority of users will not have it > > installed, and nothing, in core or otherwise, will be able to count on > > it. > > > > > > > You could say that about almost any feature. PostgreSQL is designed to > be modular, and we can hardly credibly use that as an argument against > ourselves. > > A convincing argument would be that there is another feature we want in > core that needs or at least could benefit from it.
I would say that JSON is no longer a niche data format, which would suggest its inclusion in core. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
