On 21 Aug 2002, Robert Treat wrote: > Let me see if I have my "release dates" straight: > > A 7.2.2 release in the next week or so that fixes the bugtraq buffer > overflows and timestamp issues > > A 7.3 beta on Sept 1st that has all the new schema jazz and also the > fixes for opaque (as well as other stuff from todo) during which time we > get more security auditing > > Hopefully an official 7.3 release on October 1. > > 7.4/8.0 development will start and native windows and PITR patches can > start being submitted for that?
Correct ... and, if all goes well, patches for the v7.4 branch should be acceptable sometime mid-Sept ... > > Robert Treat > > On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 14:06, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > OK, beta starts on time, September 1. I agree we should keep the > > agreed-upon date, and that the propsed features aren't ready, but I had > > to let the discussion happen so people felt their opinions where being > > heard. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > On Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > > > > Justin Clift wrote: > > > > > Reckon it's worth asking him, to find out if he'd be interested in this? > > > > > > > > > > > > I wouldn't do it yet until we know if we are going to delay. > > > > > > Any security audit of the code should *not* be done while the code is in > > > flux, and if we delay, the code would be in flux since the delay would be > > > to throw in a load of other code that would invalidate the audit results > > > ... > > > > > > > Oh, so it is Jan's group. Great news; wish someone would have told me > > > > sooner. I removed the Win32 off the open items list because, with no > > > > info and no one commenting on the item, it seemed dead for 7.3. > > > > > > And it should be ... we can put the Win32 patches up on the ftp site for > > > ppl to play with if they want, but to include it at this late a date would > > > be irresponsible ... > > > > > > > Well, PITR is a much more desired feature even than Win32; the big > > > > question is how long PITR will actually take, seeing as we haven't see > > > > any patches yet. > > > > > > > > However, we haven't seen any Win32 patches yet either, so they are in > > > > the same boat as far as I am concerned. > > > > > > > > We have an open items list that is pretty much ready for 7.3. The only > > > > open items of significance left is whether schema/DROP COLUMN stuff is > > > > ready in all the interfaces/apps. > > > > > > We set a timeline for beta ... this time, let's stick to it ... its not > > > like we didn't advertise when we were going into beta ... hell, even when > > > the patches are presented for PITR support, who knows whether they will be > > > accepted, or what kinda bugs they are going to throw into the mix, or ... > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (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 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
