On 13/05/16 16:55, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 2:11 PM, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote:
>> Agreed except under this definition:
>>
>> No other open source tool provides the solution.
>>
>> Right now for logical replication that uses the logical decoding API that
>> PostgreSQL provides there is exactly "1" solution and that is PgLogical.
>> That doesn't mean their aren't other Logical Replication solutions (Slony
>> for example) but nobody in their right mind can say that Slony is the better
>> choice for "standard master/slave" replication.
>
> Well, this is exactly why it's hard to reach agreement on what should
> be in a software catalog. pglogical hit version 1.0 just 15 days ago,
Pglogical reached 1.1 15 days ago, it was in 1.0 stage since sometime in
January (mainly because it evolved from UDR which existed for more than
a year before then).
> and you're ready to say that anyone who thinks they might instead want
> to use a tool that's been in production use for 10 years is crazy.
> I'm going to say I disagree. I do not believe people using pglogical
> are crazy, and I don't believe people who are using Slony or Bucardo
> or Londiste are crazy either.
Agreed.
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