Re: "Hot standby"?

On 08/11/2009 09:56 AM, Kevin Grittner wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:4A813246020000250002985D@gw.wicourts.gov"
type="cite"><prewrap="">Bruce Momjian <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:bruce@momjian.us"><bruce@momjian.us></a>wrote:  </pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">OK, so it
is"warm slave".   </pre></blockquote><pre wrap=""> 
 
That is technically accurate, given the preceding definitions, but it
has disturbing connotations.  Enough so, in my view, to merit getting
a little more creative in the naming.  How about "warm replica"?
Other ideas?
I agree that the present moniker misleads.</pre></blockquote><br /> I remember this debate from 6 months ago. :-)<br
/><br/> I prefer not to try and fit square pegs into round holes. Streaming replication sounds like the best
description.It may not be the keywords that newbies are looking for, but too bad for them. Calling it something
differentthan what it is, just so that people who don't understand why it is wrong will have something that
approximatesthe right understanding, is not a just cause. :-)<br /><br /> Cheers,<br /> mark<br /><br /><pre
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Mark Mielke <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mark@mielke.cc"><mark@mielke.cc></a>
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