As of this evening there is nothing left on the 8.4 open-items list that looks like a beta blocker: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_8.4_Open_Items
We certainly have some bugs there, but nothing that seems to require another initdb to fix or that would really get in the way of testing. So, let's get this thing into the hands of testers. After some discussion among pgsql-core, we have concluded that we will plan to wrap beta1 tarballs this Thursday (4/9). However, because of the Easter holiday we will allow some extra time for the packagers to do their thing. Public announcement of the beta is therefore planned for next Wednesday, 4/15. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers