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Re: Draft release notes complete

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Peter Geoghegan <peter@2ndquadrant.com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>, Vik Reykja <vikreykja@gmail.com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2012-05-10T15:04:47Z
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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

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> When we did the 9.1 release notes, reviewers weren't credited, and I
> sort of assumed that policy would be the same this time around.

Yes.  This seems to be a policy change that was made without notice or
discussion, and I personally don't find it to be a good idea.  I think
the release notes should only credit the primary author(s) of a feature.
Face it, most people don't care about that, so we should not be
expending much space on it.

			regards, tom lane