Re: Release Notes?

[Chris Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>]

josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com (Josh Berkus) writes:
> Chris, Robert,
>
>> In the interests of doing things more useful than arguing about names,
>> is it getting about time to start constructing 8.3 release notes?
>> Let me note that a pretty nice list of features is being collected
>> here:
>>   http://developer.postgresql.org/index.php/WhatsNew83
>> I suspect Robert Treat and I will both be "reaping" this for material
>> for forthcoming speaking engagements:
>>   http://developer.postgresql.org/index.php/OHLF
>>   http://developer.postgresql.org/index.php/ONLF
>
> For that matter, I expect to use it in my upcoming trip, starting
> Tuesday.  Thanks for getting this started!

I have tried to fill it in with explanations to describe the various
features; by all means, feel free to improve on that :-).

>> Would it make any sense to work on this on the page in the wiki?
>>   http://developer.postgresql.org/index.php/WhatsNew83
>> And then macro-ize it into SGML for inclusion in release notes?
>
> Hmmm.  The release notes have been significantly different format.  I
> think we want to get into having a final, user-friendly "information
> page" like this somewhere, but I'm not sure it subs for the release
> notes.
>
> Bruce?

Stipulated that the format here differs; there is, nonetheless, some
value in trying to collect notes early and in coordinated fashion.
May help get the task done sooner...
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