Tom, > The main downside of testing a snapshot, as I see it, is that the > snapshot is virtually certain not to be initdb-compatible with either > the previous release or the upcoming one. Mini-releases would have > that problem too, and so I don't really see what they add in terms of > testability.
The main purpose of mini-releases would be to make testing more accessable to newbies who find anon-CVS intimidating. However, there's no point in worrying about lowering the barriers of entry unless we have a program and a coordinator to make some kind of real use of these newbies' feedback. Anybody wanna volunteer to be 7.5 testing coordinator? -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match