From: Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>
To: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Roadmap for FE/BE protocol redesign
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:23:51 -0400 (AST)
Message-ID: <20030311212240.O72192@hub.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3E6D4CB1.4070900@postgresql.org>
References: <200303102330.h2ANUii26036@candle.pha.pa.us>
<3E6D4CB1.4070900@postgresql.org>
On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Justin Clift wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> <snip>
> > So, what should we do? Should we go another month or two and just wait
> > until we have enough must-have features? While not waiting on specific
> > features, it _is_ waiting for something to warrant a release. I guess
> > the big question is whether we release on a scheduled-basis or a
> > enough-features-basis.
>
> Hmmm, I feel we should decide on features that will make an 8.0 release
> meaningful, and *somehow* work to making sure they are ready for the
> release.
>
> With 7.1/7.2, Tom mentioned us being delayed because specific features
> we were waiting for became dependant on one person.
>
> Would it be feasible to investigate approaches for having the Win32 and
> PITR work be shared amongst a few very-interested volunteers, so that
> people can cover for each other's downtime? Not sure of the
> confidentiality level of the Win32/PITR patches at present, but I'd
> guess there would be at least a few solid volunteers willing to
> contribute to the Win32/PITR ports if we asked for people to step
> forwards.
Why should we be the ones to ask for ppl to step forward to volunteer to
help? Shouldn't it be the responsibility of the developer working on it
to admit that there is no way they will make the scheduale and call for
help?
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