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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > [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 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > -- 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 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
