Re: [HACKERS] Win32 release warning

[Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>]

OK, release notes updated.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> OK, current text suggestion is:
> 		
> 	Although tested throughout our release cycle, the Windows port does not
> 	have the benefit of years of use in production environments that
> 	PostgreSQL has on Unix platforms and therefore should be treated with
> 	the same level of caution as you would a new product.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004, Tom Lane wrote:
> > >
> > >> Rob Butler <crodster2k(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> > >>
> > >>> That makes it sound as if you didn't do the same level
> > >>> of testing on *this* release, like it didn't go
> > >>> through all the tests or something.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> How about "it does not have the extensive testing
> > >>> history that other supported platforms in this release
> > >>> have."
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Not bad, but it doesn't make the point that there's a lot of new
> > >> platform-specific code for Windows in there.  You want to point
> > >> out not only that there's no history, but that there's new code to be
> > >> suspicious of.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Altho tested throughout our release cycle, the Windows port does not 
> > > have the benefit of the years of testing that has gone into the Unix 
> > > platforms, and, as such, should be treated with the same level of 
> > > caution as you would a new product"
> > >
> > >
> > Not bad. I think I'd say " ... does not have the benefit of years of use 
> > in production environments that PostgreSQL has on Unix platforms ..." - 
> > I agree with Merlin that we shouldn't imply it hasn't been extensively 
> > tested.
> > 
> > cheers
> > 
> > andrew
> > 
> 
> -- 
>   Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us
>   pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us               |  (610) 359-1001
>   +  If your life is a hard drive,     |  13 Roberts Road
>   +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
> 
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
> 

-- 
  Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us
  pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us               |  (610) 359-1001
  +  If your life is a hard drive,     |  13 Roberts Road
  +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073