From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Message-Id: <200704301119.l3UBJKZ10920@momjian.us>
Subject: Re: Feature freeze progress report
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To: Lukas Kahwe Smith <smith@pooteeweet.org>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:19:20 -0400 (EDT)
CC: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
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Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> 
> > Yeah; the agreement we had was that 8.3 would be a short release.  So if
> > we're going to take too long to review and apply the outstanding patches
> > we have, we should rather push them to 8.4, get 8.3 released quickly and
> > then go on with the regular annual release.  The postponed patches can
> > be reviewed and committed early in 8.4, instead of at the last minute in
> > 8.3.  Sounds like a smarter, safer move.
> 
> Hmm, I do not have an overview on this, but like Alvaro mentions, the 
> shorter release cycles for 8.3 was done because we felt that a number of 
> patches that were originally slated for 8.2 were almost but not quite 
> ready for 8.2. So are all of those patches from back then ready to go 
> into 8.3? If not then it would indicate that fast tracking a release 
> cycle for patches there are not quite there yet is not paying off?
> 
> Otherwise, if all/most of the patches originally planned for 8.2 have 
> made it into 8.3, everything is good. If new additions are not yet ready 
> then they will just get bumped to 8.4, just like the changes that got 
> bumped to 8.3.

The patches _might_ be ready.  Please re-read my earlier posting that
started this thread -- the major problem is new developers adding
complex features, and the difficulty of reviewing all of that.

Fortunately I have gotten approval from EnterpriseDB for Heikki to spend
full-time helping with the 8.3 patch queue, and he, Tom and I have
already been over many of the items via private email and will be moving
forward.

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