Re: 8.1 release, next take - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Oleg Bartunov
Subject Re: 8.1 release, next take
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Msg-id Pine.GSO.4.63.0509191039230.5025@ra.sai.msu.su
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In response to Re: 8.1 release, next take  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: 8.1 release, next take
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, Josh Berkus wrote:

> Oleg,
>
>> You missed GiST concurrency and recovery project we've done for 8.1.
>> Also, it'd be nice to mention that PosGIS project sponsored it.
>> Probably, we could get quotes from PosGIS community.
>
> Yeah, I was thinking of putting GiST concurrency on the Press Kit webpage.
> Unfortunately, anything involving GiST is pretty much a "PostgreSQL Insider"
> feature, since it would be hard to explain to the press even what GiST *is*.

This is *our* PR problem we couldn't explain our achievements.

Probably, better  refer to popular GiST based extensions
like full text indexing, geo-spatial extensions ? They automatically
inherit concurrency and recovery features from GiST.


     Regards,
         Oleg
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