Re: PG 19 release notes and authors

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
Cc: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)kurilemu(dot)de>, Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie>, Andrey Borodin <x4mmm(at)yandex-team(dot)ru>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PG 19 release notes and authors
Date: 2026-04-06 14:30:58
Message-ID: adPDoszVS61NsMpK@momjian.us
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On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 10:05:23AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 10:04:30AM -0400, Joe Conway wrote:
> > > > > A larger issue is that since we now have links to the commits in the
> > > > > release notes, there might no longer be a need to list _any_ names next
> > > > > to the release note items.
> > > >
> > > > I don't understand your motivation for saying things like these.
> > >
> > > Uh, I am asking if something is still useful due to recent changes and
> > > can be removed as useless.
> >
> > I don't think it is useless and I do think it would be a loss in several
> > ways to the community. But I also recognize that it takes a great deal of
> > effort to do, so I understand why it is worth asking the question.
>
> I am not worried about the effort, but rather the additional words that
> make the release notes longer.

My time is inconsequential considering the time expended by people
reading the release notes.

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