Heather,
> Josh - just as an aside, and by no means am I saying that you should only
> cater to US press, but Sept. 1 is a holiday in the US. Typically most people
> are on vacation and your release will get lost while people are out. Also
> keep in mind weekly tech trade deadlines are usually Wednesdays so you need
> to have the release out by Tuesday AM.
>
> So I'd suggest releasing either on Sept. 2, 8, or 9.
The date is hypothetical. We'll release when 7.4 is ready. We're also
unlikely to release on 9/1 anway because I'll be out of town.
You are correct, though, we want to avoid a repeat of the 7.3 release, where
it was sent out Thanksgiving week. And thanks for the info about deadlines.
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-Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco