Re: Upcoming Features WAS: What can we learn from MySQL?

Tim, Folks:
> I guess there's a perception that we are "above" the marketeering of MySQL
> and Microsoft, where features are promised as much as 6 years before they
> appear, or are heavily publicized while still in alpha. So the most you'd
> be likely to get the community to commit to is maintaining a list of
> easy-to-read "Major Features in Development".

Actually, I really like this idea. It could go like:

Feature Lead Status
Improved Memory Use Jan Wieck Complete, Committed for 7.5
HA M-S Replication Jan Wieck Alpha testing
PITR Simon Riggs Early Development
Tablespaces Gavin Sherry Late Development
Integrated pg_autovacuum Matthew O'Con. Planning
Server Clustering None Developer Needed
etc.

As well as giving the press something to look at, this would give programmers
and corporate sponsors an idea of where their time/money would be of use.
And it could put to bed the myth that we're not constantly improving.

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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco