Re: Need a better way to word this statement for the press release - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Dan Langille
Subject Re: Need a better way to word this statement for the press release
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Msg-id 3DE0A285.31533.CD7950E6@localhost
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In response to Need a better way to word this statement for the press release  (Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>)
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On 24 Nov 2002 at 20:13, Justin Clift wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> There's a line in the draft Press Release for version 7.3 that says:
>
>  - Dozens of performance enhancements and bug fixes to maintain
>    PostgreSQL's leading position in ORDMBSs.

I have just awaken, but how about:

In keeping with its leading position amongst ORDMBSs, the team has
undertaken over 70 performance enhancing changes to make PostgreSQL
even faster than before.

- adjust that number to reflect reality.

- That doesn't mention bug fixes, but perhaps that should be
mentioned in another statement?  Like what you said below?

> Perhaps:
>
>  - Dozens of performance enhancements to maintain PostgreSQL's
>    leading position in ORDMBSs.
>  - All known bugs fixed.
>
> Except that "all known bugs fixed" isn't right.  There's still that
> "to_cash()" bug isn't there?

I an not familiar with it.  Is it a bug or a mis-documented feature?
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Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/


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