Re: [HACKERS] SAP and MySQL ... [and Benchmark]

From: Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com>
To: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>
Cc: Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, jim(at)nasby(dot)net, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] SAP and MySQL ... [and Benchmark]
Date: 2003-06-15 19:44:26
Message-ID: 3EECCC9A.80901@Yahoo.com
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Robert Treat wrote:
> are people willing to delay releases for marketing purposes? we seem to
> be into a nasty habit of release on holidays which means it has taken us
> a few days to get all of the websites updated and emails sent out. if we
> could get core to support the idea that a release date must get approval
> from the advocacy guys before it can be announced that would be helpful.

I have no problem with that. More to the point, even things like the
release numbering are (unfortunately) more of a marketing issue these
days than reflecting any technical aspects.

> that's the kind of issue that i see causing problems with the technical
> side of the community and i'm not sure any amount of credibility with
> the users will help.

The latin word "credere" means trust. One can only proove that he's
credible (trustworthy) if we let him.

Jan

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