Re: Release Note Changes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Release Note Changes
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Msg-id 200712092039.lB9KdSo27981@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Release Note Changes  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: Release Note Changes  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> > However as a user I find it helpful to get a kind of overview of the kinds of
> > invisible changes there were so I can get a feel for the magnitude of the
> > improvements between versions.
> > 
> 
> I agree with this as well. However, I am starting to wonder if the 
> "release notes" is the place for this. I am starting to think that 
> instead we need a white paper on the release (or each release) that is 
> categorized and reasonably in depth on "why" 8.3 (or 8.4 etc..).

Sure, and we could perhaps put up with some gritty detail there, though
it doesn't solve the problem of people's work not being mentioned. 
Seems that is a separate problem.

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