Comments on: Release Criteria: Aligning official documentation with reality http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/2007/11/10/release-criteria-aligning-official-documentation-with-reality/ MySQL, FOSS, Sun and Community plus a dash of running and mountaineering Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:08:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Keith Murphy http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/2007/11/10/release-criteria-aligning-official-documentation-with-reality/#comment-20022 Keith Murphy Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:55:15 +0000 http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/2007/11/10/release-criteria-aligning-official-documentation-with-reality/#comment-20022 I personally appreciate very much the new errata sheet. It really is a big help. And while I wouldn't presume to give specific advice I very much thing you all are on the right track. You are right in that times and the MySQL product has changed. It is not realistically possible to have releases that are "bug-free". As users of the MySQL we desire/demand new features but adding those same features brings more complexity to the system. Anyways, as long as there is a clear set of "what bugs affect this release" (ie.. the errata sheet) it is a lot easier to decide when to move to a release. Thanks for the hard work!! Keith I personally appreciate very much the new errata sheet. It really is a big help. And while I wouldn’t presume to give specific advice I very much thing you all are on the right track.

You are right in that times and the MySQL product has changed. It is not realistically possible to have releases that are “bug-free”. As users of the MySQL we desire/demand new features but adding those same features brings more complexity to the system.

Anyways, as long as there is a clear set of “what bugs affect this release” (ie.. the errata sheet) it is a lot easier to decide when to move to a release.

Thanks for the hard work!!

Keith

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