Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL v7.0 goes Beta ...

Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> writes:
> > Available at ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-7.0beta1.tar.gz and
> > mirror sites around the world, this represents our first public view of
> > the upcoming release, schedualed for April 1st.
> 
> Hmm, is it bad luck to plan a release for April Fools' Day?

The benefit is that if you accidently stuff up and people lose all their
data, you can always fall back to "APRIL FOOL!". :-)