Re: 8.4 release planning (was Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Automatic view update rules)

On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 18:46 +0200, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> > Lastly, the last time a developer told me two weeks it was 3 months.
> > Unless we get a written development plan that describes specifically
> > what, when, why and how long I am severely suspect that Heikki or Simon
> > have a clue on an actual deliverable time line (no offense guys).
> > Developers are generally overly optimistic about their delivery time
> > lines. 
> 
> I'm totally aware of that. My two weeks estimate really was with the 
> assumption that no new major issues crop up. I totally expect that new 
> major issues will crop up. But I'm going to give it a shot. I'm planning 
> to review the code anyway, whether it goes into 8.4 or 8.5, so I might 
> as well keep going and hope for the best.

Well I certainly can't argue with that :)

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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