Re: Re: [HACKERS] My new job

> At 16:10 13/10/00 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> >So, I am really saying that core doesn't do much.  You non-core folks
> >aren't missing anything.
> >
>
> The issue here is transparency: doing the right thing as well as being seen
> to do the right thing.
>
> When someone devotes hours of time to PGSQL for no recompense, their
> motives are generally not questioned. So when someone makes a design
> decision, the motive is assumed to be because it is best in the long term
> for the project. As soon as someone is paid to do work, their motive is (at
> least partly) to get paid. As Tom has already said, this has the potential
> to distort scheduling priorities.

The majority of core discussions are closed because either we need to
decide on a central direction for the project (release date) or we need
to discuss something that would embarrass someone if it were publically
known.

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