Re: damage control mode

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com>, Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: damage control mode
Date: 2010-01-12 17:58:48
Message-ID: 201001121758.o0CHwmu11644@momjian.us
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Robert Haas wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:19 AM, Dimitri Fontaine
> <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com> wrote:
> > Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> >> I agree. ?My main concern in terms of dealing with these outstanding
> >> is that it will distract us, particularly Tom, from stabilizing the
> >> tree, especially HS, VF, and SR. ?If the tree were in a releasable
> >> state today I wouldn't be worrying about it.
> >
> > You sound like you want to drop the last Commit Fest and prepare beta
> > instead.
>
> I think I was pretty clear about what I was proposing in the message
> with which I started this thread - bump some or all the big,
> outstanding patches to leave more time for stabilizing the tree.
>
> Almost everyone said "no". That's the community's decision and I
> accept it, but IMHO it's a tacit decision to slip the release.

Agreed that "it's a tacit decision to slip the release". If HS and SR
had been tested and stable in October we might have had a chance for
June, but at this point it seems very unlikely.

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