AgentM wrote: > > On Aug 12, 2006, at 6:01 , Tzahi Fadida wrote: > > > On Saturday 12 August 2006 07:22, Bruce Momjian wrote: > >> I am still waiting for someone to tell us that they would use this > >> capability for a real-world problem. > > Notice that if you google "full disjunction" that the first link is > this project. > > You won't find anyone to vouch for it because this is the first > implementation of full disjunctions in any database. That doesn't > mean it isn't useful- it means no one is using it because it hasn't > existed until now. > > This is the point where one needs to decide whether PostgreSQL is a > copier of features from other databases or whether it can lead with a > few unique features of its own.
OK, that is helpful. Now, does any current user think they will use full disjunctions? Is that a fair question? The point is not whether it should work with PostgreSQL, but whether we ship it in /contrib, or it is on pgfoundry. -- Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
