Re: 8.2 features status

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: 8.2 features status
Date: 2006-08-09 16:27:26
Message-ID: 200608091627.k79GRQf24860@momjian.us
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >>>> Until you have used this, it seems strange. After you start it doesn't ;-)
> >>> Sure, but with openness comes cruft, which can be a problem too. Do we
> >>> want everyone's idea of a useful feature listed? I don't.
> >> Why not as long as we have someone who can actually make "approved"
> >> todos versus wishlist type stuff.
> >
> > So you want a wish-list wiki? Great idea, I can link to it from the
> > TODO list. Is that all people want?
>
> Do you miss my point (not being sarcastic) about having:
>
> 1. Better descriptions about the todo/feature? E.g; feature specification

I am not sure there is enough churn of TODO items to make larger
descriptions worth it. As it is, I have to link to new URLs as the TODO
item is clarified.

> 2. The ability to categorize todo items

Categorize how?

> 3. Heck *your portion* of the TODO would be easily satisfied by having a
> single line with a link that points to the specific wiki page.

But who is going to do that if no one has done anything in the past for
the TODO list. I keep asking that.

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