| From: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Subject: | Re: Call for 7.5 feature completion |
| Date: | 2004-05-19 16:55:03 |
| Message-ID: | 200405190955.03825.josh@agliodbs.com |
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Tom,
> The main downside of testing a snapshot, as I see it, is that the
> snapshot is virtually certain not to be initdb-compatible with either
> the previous release or the upcoming one. Mini-releases would have
> that problem too, and so I don't really see what they add in terms of
> testability.
The main purpose of mini-releases would be to make testing more accessable to
newbies who find anon-CVS intimidating.
However, there's no point in worrying about lowering the barriers of entry
unless we have a program and a coordinator to make some kind of real use of
these newbies' feedback.
Anybody wanna volunteer to be 7.5 testing coordinator?
--
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco
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