Re: 7.4 features list - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 7.4 features list
Date
Msg-id 24900.1052229972@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: 7.4 features list  ("Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>)
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"Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk> writes:
> I think we should delay. Win32, whilst not important for many of the
> people on this list is extremely important for the project itself in my
> opinion. It is the one major 'feature' that even complete newbies pass
> us by because we lack it, and head straight for MySQL.

The fact that people are putting so much emphasis on attracting newbies
via the Windows port seems to me to be a good reason *not* to delay 7.4
for it.  If we slip the schedule for it, what we will have is a rushed,
probably not very solid port.  How many newbies will we lose permanently
if their first exposure to Postgres is a buggy Windows port?

I'd far rather see it done right for 7.5 than done hurriedly for 7.4.
        regards, tom lane



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