Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Stamp releases notes for 8.2.3, 8.1.8, 8.0.12.

Tom Lane wrote:
> Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com> writes:
> > If it fixes a real, non-theoretical bug and has been backpatched to a
> > stable release branch, I would say in most cases it is worth documenting
> > in the release notes. Describing every change made in a new feature
> > release (i.e. 8.3.0) would be far too much verbiage, but far fewer
> > changes are made to stable branches. Also, documenting all the
> > significant changes in stable branch releases is valuable to let users
> > identify possible regressions.
>
> Neil has a good point: the documentation policy should be different for
> updates to stable branches than it is for a new major release. I think
> Bruce's "too small to bother with" policy is about right for major
> releases, but if we've bothered to back-patch something then it's
> usually worth documenting.

OK, I am more liberal in adding to a minor release, but I avoid cases
where the bug has been around for a long time and the error case is
rare.

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