Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Win32 release warning

OK, release notes updated.

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Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> OK, current text suggestion is:
>
> Although tested throughout our release cycle, the Windows port does not
> have the benefit of years of use in production environments that
> PostgreSQL has on Unix platforms and therefore should be treated with
> the same level of caution as you would a new product.
>
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> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >
> >
> > Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004, Tom Lane wrote:
> > >
> > >> Rob Butler <crodster2k(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> > >>
> > >>> That makes it sound as if you didn't do the same level
> > >>> of testing on *this* release, like it didn't go
> > >>> through all the tests or something.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> How about "it does not have the extensive testing
> > >>> history that other supported platforms in this release
> > >>> have."
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Not bad, but it doesn't make the point that there's a lot of new
> > >> platform-specific code for Windows in there. You want to point
> > >> out not only that there's no history, but that there's new code to be
> > >> suspicious of.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Altho tested throughout our release cycle, the Windows port does not
> > > have the benefit of the years of testing that has gone into the Unix
> > > platforms, and, as such, should be treated with the same level of
> > > caution as you would a new product"
> > >
> > >
> > Not bad. I think I'd say " ... does not have the benefit of years of use
> > in production environments that PostgreSQL has on Unix platforms ..." -
> > I agree with Merlin that we shouldn't imply it hasn't been extensively
> > tested.
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > andrew
> >
>
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