Re: [GENERAL] 8.4 – Where, when, what...

> Where: What is the best way to get a copy of the 8.4 beta? I've
> searched around, but couldn't find a reliable direction on this
> subject.

http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/news-8.4devel-ready-for-testing.php
Note these are development RPMs.

> When: Is there any official word on when 8.4 will be released? We are
> working on an enterprise solution with a release date in May and as
> such, the release date for 8.4 is an important consideration in our
> planning.

I think targeted date is May '09 and may be delayed beyond that since there
is no beta yet. But it's worth the wait. I'm a postgresql end user so I'm
guessing here.

What: Is there a more or less definitive list of the new features that
> will end up in the release? There are 3 features that influenced our
> decision to go with 8.4 and I would like to read more about the level
> of certainty with which these will end up in 8.4. The features are 1)
> WITH clauses, 2) WINDOW-ing functions like SUM() OVER PARTITION BY (),
> LEAD(), LAG(), etc., and 3) Hierarchical queries.

http://momjian.us/main/writings/pgsql/features.pdf

Joey