>>I am not fond of the timeline idea, especially for 7.5. Let's get usage
>>cases submitted first. I can imagine timelines as causing significant
>>confusion during restore, which is the last thing we want to do.
>
> I think that judgment is exactly backward. *Not* having timelines is
> what will cause serious and possibly fatal mistakes during restore:
> people will hand the wrong xlog files to restore and the software will
> be unable to recognize the inconsistency.
>
> We really need to get this right the first time.
>
> regards, tom lane
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