Re: 8.5 development schedule

Ron Mayer <rm_pg@cheapcomplexdevices.com> writes:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> Where did you see 8.4 was scheduled to be released around the start of
>> the year?  I never never seen that and would have disputed anyone saying
>> it publicly.

> I think people carefully avoided the word "scheduled", but the
> press FAQ on www.postgresql.org did say to expect it in Q4 08.

> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2009-02/msg01265.php
> http://www.postgresql.org/about/press/faq
>    Q: When will 8.4 come out?
>    A: Historically, PostgreSQL has released approximately
>       every 12 months and there is no desire in the community
>       to change from that pattern. So expect 8.4 sometime in
>       the fourth quarter of 2008.

Whoever wrote that certainly didn't ask any of the core hackers about
the phrasing.
        regards, tom lane