Re: Call for 7.5 feature completion
Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@postgresql.org>
From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>, Jan Wieck <JanWieck@Yahoo.com>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2004-05-17T04:53:19Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Mon, 17 May 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > On Sun, 16 May 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > > I personally don't think Win32 is enough of a new feature either, but > > > others disagree. > > > > Jan, correct me if I'm wrong ... Jan's point is that we have enough > > already to warrant a beta on June 1st, even without Win32 ... Win32 (or > > any of the other stuff, like PITR/tablespaces) would be icing on the cake > > ... > > I disagree we have enough new features for a release, even with Win32. > Our features are getting more complex and require more time to develop. Not true ... you just have to fix your definition of what a feature is ... a feature is an improvement to the system, whether it be new functionality, or improved performance ... I consider the work Tom did on the IN performance in 7.4 to have been a major feature, considering that it made use of it *alot* more effective ... ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664