Re: a few thoughts on the schedule

* Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) wrote:
> On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 11:19:29AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 10:32:03AM -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> > > We also need to start thinking about what happens after feature
> > > freeze.  The CommitFest application currently lists a 2015-06
> > > CommitFest which, according to previous practice, would be expected to
> > > start on the 15th of the month.  Given where we are now, that seems
> > > entirely unrealistic.  I am doubtful that we will be ready to ship a
> > > beta by mid-June, let alone begin a new development cycle.
> >
> > This is a very good analysis.  I have been holding back my trivial new
> > patches for 9.6 in hopes of setting a good example.  However, all my
> > stuff is new, while many of these other patches have waited their turn
> > for review, and we are going to be unfair to submitters if we don't give
> > them the attention they deserve --- that is always the tension we have
> > at this time.
> >
> > We have three days left so I think we need committers to devote serious
> > time, if possible, to helping us resolve as much as we can.  If we start
> > thinking about this on Friday, it is too late.
>
> Let me put a finer point on this --- whatever gets pushed to 9.6
> unreasonably will be a feature we don't have in 9.5 and will discourage
> future development.  I know we can't do magic, but now is the time to
> try.

I certainly agree with this and have been putting a fair bit of effort
into it over the past week. :/

More help would absolutely be appreciated.
Thanks!
    Stephen