Thank you for the encouragement! Odds are I'll be doing a lot of data warehouse work in the next 6 months, so I'll be motivated to get involved. EDIT: One thin

Thank you for the encouragement! Odds are I'll be doing a lot of data warehouse work in the next 6 months, so I'll be motivated to get involved. EDIT: One thing that intimidated me was browsing through the mailing list thread in my [1] above and seeing people ask about lock correctness. That seems like something where you'd need a broad view of the system. I might give it a try anyway, though. One thing about Postgres is your team is incredibly helpful, professional, and kind. Tom Lane has given me all kinds of answers on the mailing list in the past. I have enough good will for the project that I'm pretty much just looking for an excuse to contribute something. It would be an honor to give something back, and I feel safe asking for help from you all.