Re: 8.5 release timetable, again

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 04:51:31PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Josh Berkus wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > > Yeah, conference-based releases is just a proxy for time-based
> > > releases. It's nice to have something to be happy about at the
> > > conference too. And it's a convenient time to start talking
> > > about the next release when you're all face-to-face.
> >
> > On the one hand:
> >
> > I'd say that we go for the 3-CF release. I think we need to prove
> > that we can do a time-based release once before a lot of people on
> > this list will believe in it.
> >
> > If we do 4 CFs, we're in danger of still being in beta in late May
> > ... and once conference and vacation season start, things get a
> > lot slower. Mind you, it's possible that we can shorten the final
> > CF and beta this time, but I wouldn't want to count on it.
> >
> > If we *can* shorten them, then 8.6 can have 4CFs. But we won't
> > know until after we've done it.
> >
> > On the other hand:
> >
> > I think if we do another release without Standby/replication,
> > we'll start to lose a lot of users. People are waiting on that,
> > and a lot of folks were expecting it in 8.4.
>
> That is a slightly alarmist. Who are we going to lose these users
> to?

Sadly, to one of the MySQL forks. This is one of those cases (cf. the
current thread on -advocacy) where pointy-hair-friendliness can really
help or hurt us.

Cheers,
David.
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