We need to get moving if we want to have RC1 out before the holiday season
starts. Accordingly, the core committee has agreed that we should wrap it
next week (usual timing: wrap Monday 17th for announcement Thursday 20th).
According to
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_9.4_Open_Items
the only open release-blocking issue is what are we going to do about
the incorrect CRC calculation in logical-replication files. My own
vote is to Just Fix It, but in any case we need to make a decision
this week.
regards, tom lane