Re: 8.5 development schedule

Ron Mayer wrote:
> 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.

OK, now that someone has brought it up --- I have been disappointed with
the anticipated release dates we broadcast to the press --- without
community approval or oversight.  This is not the first time, but
hopefully it is the last.

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