Обсуждение: [Fwd: Re: [ANNOUNCE] == PostgreSQL Weekly News - April 01 2011 ==]
This was approved for -announce, why? -------- Forwarded Message -------- From: D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@druid.net> To: pgsql-announce-owner@postgresql.org Cc: David Fetter <david@fetter.org>, PostgreSQL Announce <pgsql-announce@postgresql.org> Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] == PostgreSQL Weekly News - April 01 2011 == Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:17:29 -0400 On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 06:50:39 -0700 David Fetter <david@fetter.org> wrote: > Long-time contributor Julian Assange, using a sophisticated regular > expression utility on the PostgreSQL source code, found multiple back > doors for the US National Security Agency created by newer contributor > Tom Lane. As a result, Mr. Lane has been dismissed from the project. It's about time someone ferreted out this fringe developer. While we are at it, what about this Bruce guy? I hear he has connections to some fanatical, extremist religious organization? -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@druid.net> | Democracy is three wolves http://www.druid.net/darcy/ | and a sheep voting on +1 416 425 1212 (DoD#0082) (eNTP) | what's for dinner. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- -To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to: pgsql-announce-unsubscribe@postgresql.org -- PostgreSQL.org Major Contributor Command Prompt, Inc: http://www.commandprompt.com/ - 509.416.6579 Consulting, Training, Support, Custom Development, Engineering http://twitter.com/cmdpromptinc | http://identi.ca/commandprompt
On 4/1/11 9:51 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > This was approved for -announce, why? April fools issue. We usually do one. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com
On Fri, 2011-04-01 at 11:31 -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > On 4/1/11 9:51 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > This was approved for -announce, why? > > April fools issue. We usually do one. No, I don't mean the original email. I meant the reply. I have seen this a few times where people are replying to the -announce and it gets approved, which means everyone gets it. JD > > -- > Josh Berkus > PostgreSQL Experts Inc. > http://pgexperts.com > -- PostgreSQL.org Major Contributor Command Prompt, Inc: http://www.commandprompt.com/ - 509.416.6579 Consulting, Training, Support, Custom Development, Engineering http://twitter.com/cmdpromptinc | http://identi.ca/commandprompt
"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
> This was approved for -announce, why?
Huh? The April Fools "PostgreSQL Weekly News" issues have routinely
been approved. See the archives.
regards, tom lane
On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:03:25 -0400, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes: >> This was approved for -announce, why? > > Huh? The April Fools "PostgreSQL Weekly News" issues have routinely > been approved. See the archives. I don't have a problem with the original april fools email. My problem is that a reply to that email was approved. JD > > regards, tom lane -- PostgreSQL - XMPP: jdrake(at)jabber(dot)postgresql(dot)org Consulting, Development, Support, Training 503-667-4564 - http://www.commandprompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company, serving since 1997
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote: > On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:03:25 -0400, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes: >>> This was approved for -announce, why? >> >> Huh? The April Fools "PostgreSQL Weekly News" issues have routinely >> been approved. See the archives. > > I don't have a problem with the original april fools email. My problem is > that a reply to that email was approved. Yes, exactly. The original email was fine - and quite funny - the reply was not an announcement. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company