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Re: Draft release notes complete

Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>

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From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>, PeterEisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2012-05-11T14:01:32Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Commits

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  1. Expose track_iotiming information via pg_stat_statements.

  2. Rewrite GiST support code for rangetypes.

  3. Clean up a couple of box gist helper functions.

  4. Replace the "New Linear" GiST split algorithm for boxes and points with a

On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 09:51:49AM -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> 
> 
> On 05/11/2012 08:56 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 08:46:56PM -0700, Robert Haas wrote:
> >>On May 10, 2012, at 4:19 PM, Andrew Dunstan<andrew@dunslane.net>  wrote:
> >>>On 05/10/2012 06:15 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> >>>>How about a hybrid: we continue to identify patch authors as now, that is with names attached to the feature/bugfix descriptions, and then have a separate section "Other Contributors" to recognize patch reviewers and other helpers?
> >>>works for me.
> >>Me, too.
> >That does not work for me.  There is no practical reason for a list of
> >names to appear in the release notes.  I suggest if we want to do that
> >that we remove all names from the release notes (as Tom suggested), and
> >create a wiki for credit, and link to that from the release
> >announcement.  That would allow us to put company names in there too.
> >
> 
> I gave you a reason. You might not agree with it but saying that
> it's no reason doesn't make it so. A wiki page will just be
> duplication, IMNSHO.

I mean a reason from the reader/development-process perspective, not
from the perspective of giving a some benefit to contributors.

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