[OSM-dev] Reducing osm2pgsql memory usage using a database method

[Styno]

Styno wrote:
> That 
> could mean one needs e.g. 2GB now, 4GB in a year and 8GB the following 
> year (as more ppl join the project). True, memory is getting cheaper, 
> but who is willing to upgrade it's system just because a non-optimized 
> app needs it?
> 

BTW, are there any statistics about db size from the moment it started 
until now? Or to put it another way: Is the db size growing linear, 
exponentially? Just curious...