Problemsby IbisDuckDB lock-in makes switching costly
Cloud and tool cost3 posts from 3 people3d active+22 posts in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (steady)
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3, newest firstCLI: 5s background-color timeout in PTYs on --version, -json, -manualOn DuckDB `v2.0.0` (`d54cbbe3df`, Linux `x86_64`), running `duckdb` in a pseudo-terminal with no emulator answering `DA1` (`pty.openpty()`, CI runners, headless `docker run -t`) stalls 5s and prints `Timeout trying to read terminal background color (> 5s elapsed)` on commands...duckdb/duckdb · kevmoo1 reactionsOpen ↗Partitioned COPY of an IE join result hangs forever (lost unblock in PhysicalIEJoin source + PartitionedCopy flush barrier)### What happens? `COPY ( ) TO 'dir' (FORMAT parquet, PARTITION_BY col)` never finishes when the query's pipeline source is an **IE join** (inequality join) and the result is large enough to fill the partitioned sink. The process sits at 0% CPU: the client thread waits in...duckdb/duckdb · h4nsmullerOpen ↗Deferred unique keys are treated as functional dependencies### What happens? `ORDER BY` and window expressions drop keys that follow a `DEFERRED` primary key or `NOT NULL UNIQUE` constraint, even though those constraints are not checked until commit. Duplicate keys are visible inside the transaction, so the dropped key changes the...duckdb/duckdb · hsusulOpen ↗
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3 posts from 3 people in 1 place, about 2 a week over 11 days. Mostly on duckdb/duckdb. Tools named alongside: GitHub, Docker.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "vendor-lock" rule about DuckDB. First post Oct 12, 2026, latest Oct 22, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method
The same problem elsewhere
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Other DuckDB problems
DuckDB upgrades break working setupsDuckDB error messages are crypticTrouble with DuckDB joinTrouble with DuckDB resultDuckDB users keep filing bugsTrouble with DuckDB parquetTrouble with DuckDB overflowTrouble with DuckDB columnTrouble with DuckDB internalTrouble with DuckDB nullDuckDB costs outgrow the value it givesTrouble with DuckDB values
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DuckDB lock-in makes switching costly (3 posts)