Re: DRAFT 9.6 release -- new wording

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(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>, Amit Langote <Langote_Amit_f8(at)lab(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp>, PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: DRAFT 9.6 release -- new wording
Date: 2016-09-14 16:44:12
Message-ID: bbf0a7e4-3acd-955c-18b4-370ac4e7fb05@agliodbs.com
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On 09/14/2016 05:28 AM, Justin Clift wrote:
> On 14 Sep 2016, at 13:22, Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>> Common annoyances fixed:
>> * vacuum freeze on large tables
>> * long-lived snapshots holding back vacuum
>> * idle in transaction timeout
>>
>> Trying to find further info for those 3 items (eg to link to) isn’t pulling
>> up something (non-mailing list) obvious. Does such a thing exist? :)
>
> Ahh, they’re in the Release 9.6 page:
>
> * vacuum freeze on large tables → E.1.3.1.6. VACUUM
> * long-lived snapshots holding back vacuum → E.1.3.1.7. General Performance
> * idle in transaction timeout → E.1.3.1.10. Server Configuration

So, the press release isn't about listing every single feature in a
release. It's about picking 3 or 4 things which hang about a common
theme ... in this case, "scale up and scale out".

The "what's new" and the release notes list all of the features.

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Josh Berkus
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(any opinions are my own)

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