Re: PostgreSQL 17 Beta 1 release announcement draft

On 5/15/24 9:45 PM, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Attached is a copy of the PostgreSQL 17 Beta 1 release announcement 
> draft. This contains a user-facing summary of some of the features that 
> will be available in the Beta, as well as a call to test. I've made an 
> effort to group them logically around the different workflows they affect.
> 
> A few notes:
> 
> * The section with the features is not 80-char delimited. I will do that 
> before the final copy
> 
> * There is an explicit callout that we've added in the SQL/JSON features 
> that were previously reverted in PG15. I want to ensure we're 
> transparent about that, but also use it as a hook to get people testing.
> 
> When reviewing:
> 
> * Please check for correctness of feature descriptions, keeping in mind 
> this is targeted for a general audience
> 
> * Please indicate if you believe there's a notable omission, or if we 
> should omit any of these callouts
> 
> * Please indicate if a description is confusing - I'm happy to rewrite 
> to ensure it's clearer.
> 
> Please provide feedback no later than Wed 2024-05-22 18:00 UTC. As the 
> beta release takes some extra effort, I want to ensure all changes are 
> in with time to spare before release day.

Thanks for all the feedback to date. Please see the next revision. 
Again, please provide feedback no later than 2024-05-22 18:00 UTC.

Thanks,

Jonathan