assume your previous statements apply to your current statements, unless you disclaim them.
Really? So if I write a mail which makes it crystal clear I changed my view then I should add "Hey! look! I changed my opinion!". Sure.
I do think Larry has a point, though: This situation will only get harder and we cannot hold up all patches until they work on every conceivable platform. If we have consensus on what platforms we support and lack of hostility to re-opening closed issues due to portability issues that come up later, and sometimes "mysql-only developers" even having to rewrite code that works on mysql in order to make it portable, then a process that includes commits before patches are tested on all supported platforms is probably sensible.
Here we agree.
HOWEVER, I still think the mandatory works-before-commit set of platforms should include more than just mysql; including at least two DBMS's makes it much more likely that the code will be portable for additional DBMS's later *without* requiring rewriting.
Here we don't.
Here is my process for using PostgreSQL 8.3:
Huh, nice. OK, I shall admit that I already have installed postgresql on Tank but I am so unsure about it... anyone could help the process with a tutorial which makes sure the database can accept connections from localhost and only there? Also, add a "drupal" user with "drupal" password which can do... anything whatever it means. This process is clear on MySQL and after two years with occassionally working with pgsql, I could not figure out its grant system. I am daft, I know.