From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Theo Schlossnagle <jesus(at)omniti(dot)com> |
Cc: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-core(at)postgresql(dot)org, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [CORE] RC1 blocker issues |
Date: | 2006-11-27 02:02:31 |
Message-ID: | 456A4737.1050208@commandprompt.com |
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>> We have this issue every year and it's never ended up being a problem.
>> It's the author's or publisher's fault if they can't write their
>> articles ambiguous enough.
>
> If the article is about 8.2 (which is likely should be to pique
> interest) then there is only so much ambiguity that can be afforded.
> Additionally, matching releases of articles, books and other media
> coverage around the time of a release is common practice to and
> publishers like it when they align. The above statement sounds like it
> has a "world-revolves around PostgreSQL" sentiment. While it does on
> this list, it doesn't elsewhere. If it is the intention to leverage the
> press coverage and articles for PostgreSQL's public face, then it would
> be good to respect that even if you can't appreciate it.
+1
>
>>> Also note that if we release between December 18th and January 3rd,
>>> we can pretty much expect no coverage from the press.
>>
>> We also have this issue every year and I still don't believe it.
>> Curiously, there is always excellent press coverage of everything else
>> between December 18th and January 3rd.
>
> Retail and consumer press is hot then. Business press is dead. Don't
> both doing a press release then, it'd be better to wait.
+1
Joshua D. Drake
>
> // Theo Schlossnagle
> // CTO -- http://www.omniti.com/~jesus/
> // OmniTI Computer Consulting, Inc. -- http://www.omniti.com/
>
>
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