Re: 8.2 features status

> I am interrested in finding out what you folks mean by usability and
> refinement. How do you measure it? These seem to me to be unmeasurable
> hackneyed terms with little intrinsic meaning!

Yep you are absolutely right. That is what press releases are all about.

> So could you say
> something like: the New Postgresql, version 8.2, building on its
> reputation of sheer power and ACID compliance, now implements feature 1,
> which provides benefit 1, plus feature 2, which leads to benefit 2,
> plus .... etc. thereby maximizing overall ease of use. ??
>
> WE tend to speak of features, now is a good time to speak of benefits to
> the dba, benefits for upgrading to an existing project, etc.

If they don't know by reading the terms, then they will want to buy
reading the 50 cent, fancy words.

> The New
> Postgresql 8,2 will increase speed of response by x %, ad hoc queries
> will be x % faster, etc. I know I am being simplistic, but the benefits
> need to blurt out, and be immediately recognizable as such to the
> majority of players. JMUETCW. Michael

Percentages never work because it depends on a specific work load,
specific design, specific hardware etc...

Joshua D. Drake

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