Peter,
> Another feature of a press release is that those in whose name it is
> made know what they are committing to. If only, say, three people know
> what is going to be announced, then you can make the announcement in
> the name of those three people, but not in the name of "the PostgreSQL
> project". Otherwise you're just lying.
Well, no, actually. You've never worked with the PR department of a real
company, have you?
> > Not everybody is involved in every patch that gets added to the code;
> > not everyone will be involved in every press release.
>
> You're wrong. Everyone has a chance to review every patch and discuss
> every patch in public before it is released.
Precisely. "has a chance". This is that chance, so either participate or
don't. And if you choose not to participate, then don't complain later that
you didn't get your say.
--
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco