> I don't really object to requiring schemas to be declared, but
> unless there is some intrinsic benefit, it strikes me as make-work
> that would mostly serve to annoy users.

It could serve to avoid make-work. Properties like grants, table
spaces, etc. could be set and maintained for an entire schema at once.
Also, the typo-checking will make user life easier on balance.

> With luck, we'll figure out a way to make that fail on odd numbered
> releases and work on even numbered ones.

In the linux kernel world, this means it works on stable releases
only :^)