Re: 8.3 Development Cycle

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Dave Page wrote:
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:bruce(at)momjian(dot)us]
>>> Sent: 22 September 2006 15:26
>>> To: Dave Page
>>> Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
>>> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] 8.3 Development Cycle
>>>
>>> Sounds fine, but announcing this now is almost certain to reduce the
>>> number of people migrating to 8.2. I am not saying we shouldn't
>>> announce it now, but it is something I wanted to mention.
>>>
>> Err right - if you had said this yesterday when we discussed the idea I
>> could have mentioned it in my message. Right around the time you said
>> "Go for it" would have been good :-)
>>
>
> I didn't think of it until today. Sorry. Personally, I don't like
> manipulating people by withholding information, so I still think we are
> doing the right thing. I am just saying it might have that effect.
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>

They will upgrade if they want the new features, as usual. I had dinner
with 3 significant users yesterday and mentioned to them the new
facility to add or drop inheritance on tables, and their reaction was
along the lines of "When can I have it? I want it now!" They won't be
deterred by the fact that the next dev cycle will be a bit shorter.

cheers

andrew