>> Well perhaps it is time to trim Contrib even further. E.g; >> >> Why is ltree still in contrib? What prevents it from being in core? > > not sure - ltree is quite useful but I'm not convinced it is really core > material
Why? > >> >> Why is pgcrypto,pgstattuple and pg_freespacemap in contrib? > > I would like to see pgcrypto (or at least some of it's functionality) in > core. > pgstattuple is still being quite activily developed (just look at the > large changes/feature enhancements for 8.2 which seems like a sign of it > not being ready yet. Is PostgreSQL not under active development? Is it not receiving large changes or feature enhancements? > pg_freespacemap is iirc new as of 8.2 so it imho never was a candidate > for core. I think you are missing my point. I only picked contribs that seemed logical to be in core. The point of the post was the discussion, not the particular module. Joshua D. Drake > > > Stefan > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org