Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> 
> >> I think we should drop the term usability as a selling part of the PR 
> >> and push it into further description.. Instead we should use a slightly 
> >> more expensive word (think 50 cents, not 5). :)
> > 
> > Fine, I am all ears.  Also, a lot of people are thinking usability
> > improvements aren't a big item, but they are.  I had a press person ask
> > during the 8.0 release, "You have a lot of large features in 8.0, but
> > what is there for the ordinary database user?".  At that time all we had
> > was COPY CSV.  This release will have a lot of those usability
> > improvements.
> 
> I don't disagree with your thought process and I full agree :). I am 
> just saying we should spice it up a bit :)
> 
> Hmmmm....
> 
> PostgreSQL has showed an unprecedented commitment to all skill levels of 
> database developers. With the release of 8.2 the group has focused on 
> refinement and usability. Features such as ... add to the already 
> impressive list of enterprise class features such as ...

Sounds very good, and that was my goal, that we get a "focus" idea for
the release, I think that is it.  As I remember, 8.0 was enterprise
features, and 8.1 was performance.

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