Mark Mielke <mark@mark.mielke.cc> writes:
> On 02/03/2010 01:20 PM, Robert Haas wrote:
>> I am not sure I really understand why anyone is a rush to make this
>> change.
> For myself, it isn't so much a rush as a sense that the code out there
> that will break, will never change unless forced, and any time seems
> better than never.
I have not heard anyone arguing for the position that we should never do
it. The argument is about whether it's a good idea to do it *right
now*, without any advance notice or planning.
> Correct me if I am wrong - but I think this issue represents an
> exploitable SQL injection security hole.
Indeed it is, which is one of the reasons to be cautious with changing
it. We've been telling people to move away from \' for a long time,
but actually flipping the switch that will make their apps insecure
is not something to do on the spur of the moment.
regards, tom lane