Re: 2021-11-11 release announcement draft

From: "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: 2021-11-11 release announcement draft
Date: 2021-11-11 13:54:41
Message-ID: c66b5fc6-26bf-b7c5-a99c-6df200802d1d@postgresql.org
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On 11/10/21 10:47 PM, Noah Misch wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 02:07:43PM -0500, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
>> On 11/9/21 10:39 PM, Noah Misch wrote:
>>> On Tue, Nov 09, 2021 at 11:25:37AM -0500, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
>>>> Attached please find a draft of the release announcement for 2021-11-11.
>>>> Please provide any feedback no later than Thu, Nov 11, 2021 0:00 AoE[1].
>>>
>>>> Bug Fixes and Improvements
>>>> --------------------------
>>>>
>>>> This update fixes over 40 bugs that were reported in the last several months.
>>>> Some of these issues only affect version 14, but could also apply to other
>>>> supported versions.
>>>
>>> The part after "but" reads oddly to me. I would just delete the sentence.
>>
>> I'll change to:
>>
>> "Some of these issues only affect PostgreSQL 14, but may also apply to other
>> supported versions of PostgreSQL."
>
> I think that's equivalent to, "Some of these issues only affect PostgreSQL 14.
> The issues that only affect PostgreSQL 14 may also apply to other supported
> versions of PostgreSQL." That contradiction is the problem. This spot calls
> for "Not all issues affect all supported versions of PostgreSQL." or
> equivalent.

Based on that, I swapped it to:

"The issues listed below affect PostgreSQL 14. Some of these issues may
also affect other supported versions of PostgreSQL."

which I believe encompasses all of your points.

Jonathan

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