Bruce Momjian wrote:
> (Funny, no one says I have too much power. I will have to look into how
> to get some someday.) :-)
I think you have power, too. :-) You have commited many patches that some
other commiters didn't like that much and would rather not have applied
themselves. All with some consensus from the community, of course.
The reason, IMHO, that Tom is seen as someone with more power than others,
is because of his intimate knowledge of postgresql and software design in
general. Most of his proposals are very welcome to the community and nobody
would be against those. And if there are objections, Tom will usually listen
to valid criticism and adapt his work.
Not all core members or regular patch submitters have agreed with all
changes in the past, not even within this "in"-group. There are different
opinions and it's not one who always "wins". I believe there is quite a
balance.
For many changes and patches proposed, most of the rejections I have seen
were based on lack of knowledge of either postgresql design or philosophy or
bad software design in general. Of course its rather the "in"-group who
defined the postgresql design and philosophy in the first place, but well,
it is because of them that postgresql exists as what it is.
Most of the hassles can be avoided by speaking up on hackers first and
convince some one with good postgresql know-how to help you get your work on
track.
Best Regards,
Michael Paesold