Re: Release cycle length

Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@postgresql.org>

From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>, Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2003-11-18T03:00:01Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> Marc G. Fournier writes:
>
> > Right now, I believe we are looking at an April 1st beta, and a May 1st
> > related ... those are, as always, *tentative* dates that will become more
> > fine-tuned as those dates become nearer ...
>
> OK, here start the problems.  Development already started, so April 1st is
> already 5 months development.  Add 1 month because no one is willing to
> hold people to these dates.  So that's 6 months.  Then for 6 months of
> development, you need at least 2 months of beta.  So we're already in the
> middle of July, everyone is on vacation, and we'll easily reach the 9
> months -- instead of 6.

'K, Sept 1st it is then ... sounds reasonable to me :)