Re: Feature Freeze date for 8.4

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com>, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2007-10-23T22:15:58Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
>   
>> I'm fairly resistant to putting less-than-ready code in the tree, I must 
>> say.
>>     
>
> Me too, at least if "less than ready" means "unstable".  The committed
> code has to always be solid enough to let everybody continue working on
> their own bits.  However, in the past we've tended to refuse stuff if
> it "didn't do anything interesting", and I think that attitude will need
> adjustment.  We'll have to be prepared to accept patches that are only
> interesting as waystations to some long-term goal.
>
> 			
>   

Yes, this is a sensible adjustment, even across releases, IMNSHO.

cheers

andrew