Re: A FAQ that needs updating? - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: A FAQ that needs updating?
Date
Msg-id 200801291645.m0TGjh223159@momjian.us
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In response to A FAQ that needs updating?  (Ron Mayer <rm_pg@cheapcomplexdevices.com>)
Responses Re: A FAQ that needs updating?  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
List pgsql-advocacy
One week later and this web site remains unchanged.  :-(

    http://www.postgresql.org/about/press/faq

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Ron Mayer wrote:
> I'm hoping this is just an old link; but search engines
> still seem to like it.
>
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/about/press/faq
> ======================
> Q: When will 8.3 come out?
> A: version 8.3 is planned to be a short development cycle, coming out
>    around July 2007. It's possible that it will be delayed, of course.
>
> Q: Why a short development cycle?
> A: For two reasons: (1) we had some major features that didn't make
>    the 8.2 release for technical reasons, and (2) we're trying to
>    move away from doing the bulk of our intgration and testing in
>    midsummer, when many developers are unavailable.
>
> Q: What features will 8.3 have?
> A: As always, we can't be certain what will go in and what won't;
>    the project has strict quality standards that not all patches can
>    make before deadline. However, there were several features which
>    just needed a little more work to make 8.2, and those are expected
>    to be merged in the first month of 8.3 development. These include
>    on-disk compressed bitmap indexes, SQL:XML syntax support, a PL/pgSQL
>    debugger, and SQL-standard updatable views.
> ======================
>
> Also, This item:
> ================
> Q: Are there any published benchmarks for PostgreSQL?
> A: Not currently. Several members of the PostgreSQL development
>    team are working with Open Source Development Labs and Sun
>    Microsystems on both open source and industry benchmarks.
>    Nothing has yet reached the stage of publication, though.
> ================
> seems to contradict
> http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/database/soup/archives/postgresql-publishes-first-real-benchmark-17470
>
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