On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Alvaro Herrera
<alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> Jim Nasby wrote:
>> I think things like pageinspect are very different; I really can't see any
>> use for those beyond debugging (and debugging by an expert at that).
>
> I don't think that necessarily means it must continue to be in contrib.
> Quite the contrary, I think it is a tool critical enough that it should
> not be relegated to be a second-class citizen as it is now (let's face
> it, being in contrib *is* second-class citizenship).
I have resisted that principle for years and will continue to do so.
It is entirely reasonable for some DBAs to want certain functionality
(debugging tools, crypto) to not be installed on their machines.
Folding everything into core is not a good policy, IMHO.
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