Tom Lane wrote: > Another minor gripe is the use of a random URL as justification. This > code will still be around when that URL exists nowhere but the Wayback > Machine. Can't we find a more formal citation to use?
The article text refers to this 1977 S. B. Yao paper "Approximating block accesses in database organizations" which doesn't appear to be available online, except behind ACM's paywall at http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=359475 -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers