On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 16:04 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > I have added the following introductory paragraph to the release notes: > > This release represents a major leap forward by adding significant new > functionality and performance enhancements to > <productname>PostgreSQL</>. Many complex ideas that normally take years > to implement were added rapidly to this release by our development team. > This release starts <productname>PostgreSQL</> on a trajectory moving > beyond feature-parity with other database systems to a time when > <productname>PostgreSQL</> will be a technology leader in the database > field.
Frankly, this sounds like empty hyperbole to me. There is a LOT of work left to do before we reach feature parity with the major players, let alone become a "technology leader in the database field". I would personally vote for just saying that this release brings with it a lot of useful new features and performance improvements, and leave it up to the reader to decide whether we're on a "trajectory moving beyond feature-parity". If you want to compare where we are with the major players, I think it would be more accurate to say that we're doing fairly well on OLTP oriented features, but there is a lot of work left on OLAP functionality. -Neil ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
