Re: A FAQ that needs updating?

[Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>]

One week later and this web site remains unchanged.  :-(

	http://www.postgresql.org/about/press/faq

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Ron Mayer wrote:
> I'm hoping this is just an old link; but search engines
> still seem to like it.
> 
> 
> http://www.postgresql.org/about/press/faq
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> Q: When will 8.3 come out?
> A: version 8.3 is planned to be a short development cycle, coming out
>    around July 2007. It's possible that it will be delayed, of course.
> 
> Q: Why a short development cycle?
> A: For two reasons: (1) we had some major features that didn't make
>    the 8.2 release for technical reasons, and (2) we're trying to
>    move away from doing the bulk of our intgration and testing in
>    midsummer, when many developers are unavailable.
> 
> Q: What features will 8.3 have?
> A: As always, we can't be certain what will go in and what won't;
>    the project has strict quality standards that not all patches can
>    make before deadline. However, there were several features which
>    just needed a little more work to make 8.2, and those are expected
>    to be merged in the first month of 8.3 development. These include
>    on-disk compressed bitmap indexes, SQL:XML syntax support, a PL/pgSQL
>    debugger, and SQL-standard updatable views.
> ======================
> 
> Also, This item:
> ================
> Q: Are there any published benchmarks for PostgreSQL?
> A: Not currently. Several members of the PostgreSQL development
>    team are working with Open Source Development Labs and Sun
>    Microsystems on both open source and industry benchmarks.
>    Nothing has yet reached the stage of publication, though.
> ================
> seems to contradict
> http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/database/soup/archives/postgresql-publishes-first-real-benchmark-17470
> 
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