Re: PostgreSQL 8.4 development plan

Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
>
>> I would rather set a target and modify it if necessary based on
>> experience than have none at all.
>>
>
> We felt that we'd like to get a couple of fests under our belts before
> trying to nail down very many rules. The process will get more
> formalized later, no doubt, but let's see what the actual problems are
> before guessing about how to fix them.
>
> The original draft listed the first commit fest as being in May, but
> we added a March fest in part to have a "practice run" without too much
> stuff being on the plate.
>
>
>

OK, that makes some sense, although I don't know about the "not much
stuff on the plate". We presumably have quite a lot of stuff in the
queue from the last 7 months or so.

cheers

andrew