"Joshua D. Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Since we are waiting anyway, something I brought up to Dave about this > exact problem was the idea of a "freeze" :). E.g; All animals must go > green and stay green with zero additional commits for 24 hours before > we wrap.
> Is that something that sounds reasonable? Sounds like a good way to waste a day. Even more likely, people would hold off fixing problems till after a beta, because it would reset the counter; and then commit the changes later, guaranteeing that they'd get *less* testing. That's not even mentioning the problem that animals fail on a near-daily basis for reasons beyond our control. I'm not in favor of arbitrary rules. The buildfarm is a tool to serve us, not vice versa. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq