Re: DRAFT 9.6 release -- new wording

On 09/14/2016 05:28 AM, Justin Clift wrote:
> On 14 Sep 2016, at 13:22, Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org> wrote:
>>  Common annoyances fixed:
>>    * vacuum freeze on large tables
>>    * long-lived snapshots holding back vacuum
>>    * idle in transaction timeout
>>
>> Trying to find further info for those 3 items (eg to link to) isn’t pulling
>> up something (non-mailing list) obvious.  Does such a thing exist? :)
>
> Ahh, they’re in the Release 9.6 page:
>
>   * vacuum freeze on large tables → E.1.3.1.6. VACUUM
>   * long-lived snapshots holding back vacuum → E.1.3.1.7. General Performance
>   * idle in transaction timeout → E.1.3.1.10. Server Configuration

So, the press release isn't about listing every single feature in a
release.  It's about picking 3 or 4 things which hang about a common
theme ... in this case, "scale up and scale out".

The "what's new" and the release notes list all of the features.


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Josh Berkus
Red Hat OSAS
(any opinions are my own)