On Wed, 2010-09-22 at 13:58 -0700, David Fetter wrote: > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 04:28:04PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > > David Fetter <da...@fetter.org> writes: > > > We can start by supporting only platforms git runs on, this being > > > the first in what I'd picture as a set of base requirements. > > > > Sounds like allowing the tail to wag the dog. > > "Runs git" is actually not a bad proxy for "has modern developer > tools." > > This would be the first, as I mentioned, of a list of base functional > requirements.
David, Perhaps you could suggest some more specific ideas of your proposal? I mean I am with you on the idea of reducing our supported platforms. I see no reason to support <Solaris 9 <NetBSD in any form <FreeBSD <6 <Any Linux not supported by its own community (e.g; FC9) <Irix <> SCO Note: I am not actually advocating this as much as stating my own personal opinion. Joshua D. Drake -- PostgreSQL.org Major Contributor Command Prompt, Inc: http://www.commandprompt.com/ - 509.416.6579 Consulting, Training, Support, Custom Development, Engineering http://twitter.com/cmdpromptinc | http://identi.ca/commandprompt -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers