Re: Release Note Changes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Release Note Changes
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Msg-id 200712092333.lB9NXUD04704@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Release Note Changes  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: Release Note Changes  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Re: Release Note Changes  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> I assumed the white paper would have proper attribution.

Right, but is the white paper going to be thorough to mention _all_
changes?

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