* Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> [100203 12:39]:
> "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com> writes:
> > As one of the more vocal critics of the 8.3 implicit casting
> > incident, I say +1 on making the change. Unlike casting, it's
> > a simple GUC change to "fix", and now (9.0) is the time to
> > do it.
>
> Unfortunately, no: six months ago was the time to do it.
>
> The argument for doing this now hinges solely on a marketing-driven
> choice of version name, and not on any actual evidence that applications
> are ready for it. We really need to do this at the start of a devel
> and alpha test cycle, not at the end.
I'm not really worried about users using/testing PG from CVS or alphas -
they are users following PG closely enough that the switch is easy for
them to handle.
*I* think beta1 is the when this *needs* to be done by.
Sure, it would have been nicer if it was earlier, but beta1 is when
"users" start actually using/testing (by "users" here, I mean ones who
aren't closely following PG development, and changes). After beta1
comes out, it's absolutely a no-go, but if changing
standard_conforming_strings is something the "community" wants to go
towards, then I say do it now, before we're locked into another release
and another year of it.
a.
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