Re: Release notes introductory text

From: rm_rs(at)cheapcomplexdevices(dot)com
To: Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
Cc: Ron Mayer <rm_pg(at)cheapcomplexdevices(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Release notes introductory text
Date: 2007-10-15 23:24:54
Message-ID: 4713F6C6.4040201@cheapcomplexdevices.com
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Kevin Grittner wrote:
>>> How exactly do you expect the software to get from a .0 to a .1 release,
>>> or to have addressed the bugs that might bite you when it does get to .1,
>>> if you aren't helping to test it?
>>>
>> In most environments I've seen, developer and QA systems don't hesitate
>> to move to .0 releases (or even beta). I agree with Joshua that it's
>> nerve wracking to move _production_ systems to .0 releases from most
>> software vendors.
>>
>
> My philosophy is that the final QA environment should be as close to
> the production environment as can be arranged, but that difference in
> the development and initial test environments contribute to
> robustness.
>
Sorry if I implied otherwise - I was assuming an environment
where QA has multiple environments; one of which clearly
should be the same as production.

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