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Re:Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postg... by self_awareness on Friday July 10, 2026 @04:36AM (#48857352)
Free and communal knowledge means you're easily replaceble by someone else.

I wonder what communal answer you have for someone who would say, "moi2388, your work will be now done by moi2389. Thanks and good bye."

Re:Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postg... by win311fwg on Friday July 10, 2026 @04:46AM (#48857410)
The alternative is that you are not easily replaceable, which means that moi2389 is the one who doesn't get to do the work. Which is good for moi2388, perhaps, but what about moi2389? Either way someone is going to be left out in the cold.
Re:Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postg... by self_awareness on Friday July 10, 2026 @05:37AM (#48857781)
moi2389 should research the market and create a new value, not replace someone else by providing the same value.
Re:Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postg... by win311fwg on Friday July 10, 2026 @07:27PM (#48866679)
Same as what moi2388 would do in the opposite scenario. Six of one, half dozen of the other.
Re:Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postg... by moi2388 on Sunday July 12, 2026 @06:57AM (#48880096)
First off they can’t just fire me, I’m from a civilised country. Secondly, feel free to use whatever work I have done in the past, I still think you won’t be able to do my work in the future.
Re:Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postg... by LastTrain on Monday July 13, 2026 @08:41AM (#48891823)
I have a lot of coworkers in civilized countries, they seem to get made redundant too. Sometimes they go on garden leave for a while first but the end result is the same.