On 9 Feb 2012, at 15:02, Tom Lane wrote:
> Duncan Rance <postgres@dunquino.com> writes:
>> Our customers are keen to get the official release as soon as possible. =
They are on 9.0.6, so I guess this'll be 9.0.7? I'm new here so I don't kno=
w how long this might take, and I promised I'll find out for them. Any idea=
s?
>=20
> There's no firm plan at the moment. The earliest it could happen is
> around the end of the month, since various key people have other
> commitments in the next couple weeks. I'm not promising it *will*
> happen then, but that's the way things look right now.
>=20
> (Since you're new around here, I'll explain that the way this works
> is that the pgsql-core and pgsql-packagers lists agree on a release
> date in advance. We've had some preliminary discussions, and people
> seem to agree that this is a bad enough bug to force a release, but
> no date's been set. Once a schedule decision is made, some core
> member --- often me --- will announce it on pgsql-hackers, so you
> can keep an eye on that list if you want advance notice.)
>=20
> regards, tom lane
Good explanation. Thanks Tom!