On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
> On 11/15/2013 12:25 PM, Merlin Moncure wrote:
>> Kinda yes, kinda no. Here's a rough sketch of what I'm thinking:
>>
>> *) 'json' type internally has a binary as well a text representation.
>> The text representation is basically the current type behavior
>
> <snip long detailed explanation of behavior-dependant type>
>
> That's not at all workable. Users would be completely unable to predict
> or understand the JSON type and how it acts. That's not just violating
> POLS; that's bashing POLS' head in with a shovel.
All right: make a new type then, and leave the current one alone please.
merlin