Re: First draft of PG 19 release notes

Hi,

On 2026-04-19 13:53:08 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> The text I put in the wiki, which I have followed for years, says:
>
> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Creating_Major_Release_Notes
> Performance improvements are mentioned in the release notes if
> they are user-visible (e.g., new syntax) or significant enough
> to enable new workloads.
>
> I didn't think +12-17% for an index build would enable new workloads.
> If you want to relitigate that, you are welcome to do so. If this is
> changed, it has to be done so consistently, not just for this item.

Just about everyone has disagreed vehemently with you about this, in every of
the last 5 releases or so. I don't think it's ok that you continue to ignore
that.

I find this policy so depressing that I stopped even opening the release
notes, just to preserve whatever semblance of sanity I possess. I'm know I'm
not alone in that.

Greetings,

Andres Freund