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From: Jacob Champion <champion.p@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 11:42:07 -0700
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Subject: Re: PostgreSQL 19 beta 1 release announcement draft
To: "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>
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On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 10:34=E2=80=AFAM Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.=
org> wrote:
> Thanks, I do think we should include this. I've added this blurb, please
> LMK what you think:
>
> =3D=3D
> The PostgreSQL 19 beta period includes a [grease
> campaign](https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Grease) to help improve how
> clients interact with the PostgreSQL server. This wiki page contains
> information on how the campaign works, and how to make the appropriate
> modifications to clients as part of the campaign:
>
> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Grease
> =3D=3D

My counter would be something like

    The PostgreSQL 19 beta period includes a temporary "grease mode"
to try to find protocol compatibility problems in the wider ecosystem.
This wiki page contains information on how the campaign works:

    https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Grease

Thanks!
--Jacob