

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us] 
> Sent: 18 December 2002 16:34
> To: Marc G. Fournier
> Cc: Dave Page; Robert Treat; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] v7.3.1 tar ready ... please check it ... 
> 
> 
> "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> writes:
> > On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Dave Page wrote:
> >> Maybe we should? The more publicity the better etc...
> 
> > The problem is that there is nothing to announce ... "Hi, we fixed 
> > some bugs"? :)  minor releases don't have any features 
> added to them, 
> > so isn't really news worthy ... :(
> 
> I think this is exactly the difference between "press 
> release" and "technical announcement" that Marc was getting 
> beat up on just a couple weeks ago.  A bug-fix-only update is 
> not worthy of a press release. It is worthy of a technical 
> announcement --- which is exactly what Marc plans to push out 
> to pgsql-announce as soon as the FTP mirrors are up to date.

I think Marc got beat up over the fact that we (pgsql-*) got the press
release, not the gory details, rather than whether or not we sent a
press release to other sites. I would suggest:

- pgsql-announce gets the tech version for every release.
- Marc's full contacts list get the major version notices in press
format with a link to the tech version.
- Marc's smaller techy contacts list (freshmeat, /. etc.) get a small
press release with a link to the tech version for minor releases as
well.

Regards, Dave

Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:45:49 -0000
"Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>
Re: v7.3.1 tar ready ... please check it ... 
On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Dave Page wrote:

> - pgsql-announce gets the tech version for every release.
> - Marc's full contacts list get the major version notices in press
> format with a link to the tech version.
> - Marc's smaller techy contacts list (freshmeat, /. etc.) get a small
> press release with a link to the tech version for minor releases as
> well.

Which sounds cool to me ... now, freshmeat I have to go to and modify
locally ... does anyone have a list of contact email(s) that are
apropriate for 'the techy contacts list'?


Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:12:13 -0400 (AST)
"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>
Re: v7.3.1 tar ready ... please check it ... 