<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 16, 2007 9:11 PM, Bill Moran <<a href="mailto:wmoran@potentialtech.com">wmoran@potentialtech.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">"Khalid Baheyeldin" <<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com">kb@2bits.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br></div><div class="Ih2E3d">> On Nov 16, 2007 6:20 PM, Bill Moran <<a href="mailto:wmoran@potentialtech.com">
wmoran@potentialtech.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> > Bill Moran <<a href="mailto:wmoran@potentialtech.com">wmoran@potentialtech.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > ><br>> > > "Karoly Negyesi" <
<a href="mailto:karoly@negyesi.net">karoly@negyesi.net</a>> wrote:<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > In my opinion, the reason for that is that it's sooo damn easy<br>> > > > > to install PostgreSQL and test a patch against it.
<br>> > > ><br>> > > > You are kidding me. First of all, we do not even have enough patch<br>> > testers. Second, damn easy to install PostgreSQL? Really? Where is the<br>> > handbook page? The video?
<br>> ><br>> > Wait a minute ... allow me to retract my previous statement and<br>> > get out of the trap you tricked me into.<br>> ><br>> > Why are you being so confrontational? You _asked_ _why_ and I
<br>> > gave you my opinion. Now you're arguing that my opinion is no<br>> > good, but it doesn't change the fact that it's still my opinion.<br>> ><br>> > Stop turning this into an argument and perhaps you'll get more
<br>> > support. I have no desire to argue the relative difficulty of<br>> > installing PostgreSQL on this list. If you want to discuss<br>> > that, take it to the PostgreSQL mailing lists.<br>> >
<br>> ><br>> Bill,<br>><br>> Karoly is not being confrontational. Why do you say so?<br><br></div>When these kinds of things happen, I'm torn between defending<br>my viewpoint and letting it drop for the sake of peace and
<br>quiet. In this case, I will state my reason then let it drop.<br><br>The conversation went as follows:<br>Karoly: Why is everyone against my viewpoint.<br>Me: I think it's because ...<br>Karoly: You're wrong.
<br><br>If he didn't want my opinion, why did he ask? It felt<br>confrontational and pointlessly argumentative to me, and it also<br>felt like it was about to degrade into "MySQL vs. PostgreSQL".<br><br>That's how I saw it. If others saw it differently, then that's
<br>their viewpoint.<br></blockquote></div><br clear="all">I think we are going in circles here.<br><br>His very point is that HE IS NOT ADVOCATING that Drupal become a MySQL only monoculture. Some thought it to be so, but it is not. Nor do I believe that anyone supports that for that matter.
<br><br>His point, that the lack of resources behind PostgreSQL is delaying the acceptance of patches that work in MySQL, thus holding Drupal back.<br><br>I believe I covered this point in my previous two emails. Let those who use PostgreSQL put the effort of testing the patches, not hold everything back.
<br>-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a><br><a href="http://2bits.com">http://2bits.com</a><br>Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.