Re: SCRAM in the PG 10 release notes

From: Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi>
Cc: Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andreas Karlsson <andreas(at)proxel(dot)se>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SCRAM in the PG 10 release notes
Date: 2017-09-19 21:55:52
Message-ID: CAMkU=1wNE0dHo4RGAQz=qCru9H6RYuqhy=F14eDFf4Tb7ttsDg@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi> wrote:

> I'm not sure what exactly to do here. Where should we stick that notice?
> We could put it in the release notes, where the bullet point about SCRAM
> is, but it would be well hidden. If we want to give advice to people who
> might not otherwise pay attention, it should go to a more prominent place.
> In the "Migration to version 10" section perhaps. Currently, it only lists
> incompatibilities, which this isn't. Perhaps put the notice after the list
> of incompatibilities (patch attached)?
>
>
I guess I'm late to the party, but I don't see why this is needed at all.
We encourage people to use any and all new features which are appropriate
to them--that is why we implement new features. Why does this feature need
a special invitation?

Cheers,

Jeff

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