Re: Call for 7.5 feature completion

Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> On Mon, 17 May 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > > On Sun, 16 May 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > >
> > > > I personally don't think Win32 is enough of a new feature either, but
> > > > others disagree.
> > >
> > > Jan, correct me if I'm wrong ... Jan's point is that we have enough
> > > already to warrant a beta on June 1st, even without Win32 ... Win32 (or
> > > any of the other stuff, like PITR/tablespaces) would be icing on the cake
> > > ...
> >
> > I disagree we have enough new features for a release, even with Win32.
> > Our features are getting more complex and require more time to develop.
>
> Not true ... you just have to fix your definition of what a feature is ...
> a feature is an improvement to the system, whether it be new
> functionality, or improved performance ... I consider the work Tom did on
> the IN performance in 7.4 to have been a major feature, considering that
> it made use of it *alot* more effective ...

See my recent email. You are stating that all features are of equal
significance. Basically, the important missing features are also the
ones the require the most work to complete.

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