> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> >> It occurs to me that this'd get a whole lot more feasible if one
> >> postmaster == one database, which is something we *could* do if we
> >> implemented schemas. Hiroshi's been arguing that the current hard
> >> separation between databases in an installation should be done away
> >> with in favor of schemas, and I'm starting to see his point...
>
> > This is interesting. You believe schema's would allow a pool of
> > backends to connect to any database? That would clearly be a win.
>
> No, I meant that we wouldn't have physically separate databases anymore
> within an installation, but would provide the illusion of it via
> schemas. So, only one pg_class (for example) per installation.
> This would simplify life in a number of areas... but there are downsides
> to it as well, of course.
Wow, I can image the complications.
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