Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > Simon Riggs wrote: > >> On Mon, 2005-02-14 at 18:17 -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote: > >>> For development, this means we will _not_ have a shortened, non-initdb > >>> 8.1 release but a regular release cycle with the typical big batch of > >>> features. > >> > >> Might we set a rough date for Beta freeze for 8.1 then? > >> > >> September 30th 2005 ? > >> > >> I see only benefit from publishing a not-before date now. It's up to > >> Core if it slips, but it'll really help with gaining funding if people > >> can accurately determine whether or not features can be added for > >> inclusion in the next release. There are lots of potential donors > >> waiting, so lets give them some certainty about which release their > >> payback will occur in.... > > > > Yea, probably September, but you can't dump a huge feature on us in > > August either without having talked about it first, so knowing the date > > might not be that helpful. > > I thought we were looking at a 12-18 month cycle for 8.1? Which would put > beta around January '06, no?
Oh, yea. I didn't realize people agreed with that, but I certainly agree. So that would put us at January. Simon, I think the major issue is how much does it help us to fix a date now vs. what is the benefit to allowing us to state it later. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
