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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:03:23 -0800
From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
Organization: Command Prompt, Inc.
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To: Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>
CC: pgsql-www@postgresql.org, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
Subject: Re: Second try for roadmap.html
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Robert Treat wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 February 2007 20:33, Josh Berkus wrote:
>> Josh,
>>
>>> If that is the case, we have likely solved nothing with our movement of
>>> the dates to have 8.3 be a short cycle release.
>> The point was to move the ingration/patch review period, which we have. 
>> Any move-up of the actual release date is incidental.
>>
>>> I thought the whole goal was to try and release around july.
>> No, what gave you that idea?  When have we *ever* done a 1-month beta?
>>
>> If there are absolutely no beta issues we can do another 8.1 and release at
>> OSCON or something.   But with invasive changes like HOT a probable
>> submission for 8.3, a short beta seems very optimistic.
> 
> If feature freeze is April 1st, and OSCon is July 24th, thats around 4 months 
> to get the release done. Given how things like the buildfarm. and our theory 
> that the new timeframe should help shorten the release process, I don't think 
> this is that unrealistic. 

That is kind of what I thought.

Joshua D. Drake


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