Re: 8.2 features status

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
> >> I think we should drop the term usability as a selling part of the PR
> >> and push it into further description.. Instead we should use a slightly
> >> more expensive word (think 50 cents, not 5). :)
> >
> > Fine, I am all ears. Also, a lot of people are thinking usability
> > improvements aren't a big item, but they are. I had a press person ask
> > during the 8.0 release, "You have a lot of large features in 8.0, but
> > what is there for the ordinary database user?". At that time all we had
> > was COPY CSV. This release will have a lot of those usability
> > improvements.
>
> I don't disagree with your thought process and I full agree :). I am
> just saying we should spice it up a bit :)
>
> Hmmmm....
>
> PostgreSQL has showed an unprecedented commitment to all skill levels of
> database developers. With the release of 8.2 the group has focused on
> refinement and usability. Features such as ... add to the already
> impressive list of enterprise class features such as ...

Sounds very good, and that was my goal, that we get a "focus" idea for
the release, I think that is it. As I remember, 8.0 was enterprise
features, and 8.1 was performance.

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