Release note introduction attached and applied.

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bruce wrote:
> Based on this discussion I think it is clear the release notes chapter
> needs an introductory section. This would not be for any specific
> release but the release notes in general. I have come up with the
> following text:
>
> The release notes contain the significant changes for each PostgreSQL
> release, with major features or migration issues often listed at the
> top. The release notes do not contain changes that affect only a few
> users or changes that are internal and therefore not user-visible. For
> example, the optimizer is improved in almost every release, but the
> improvements are usually observed by users as simply faster queries.
>
> A complete list of all changes for a release can only be obtained
> by viewing the CVS logs for each release. The committers email
> list (http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/) contains
> all source code changes as well. There is also a web interface
> that shows changes to specific files or directories
> (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/). (XXX SVN is
> good but needs "Next" button at bottom, no branch filter, https
> certificate update
> https://projects.commandprompt.com/p...py&verbose=on).
>
> A names appearing next to an item represents the major developer for
> that item. Of course all changes involve community discussion and patch
> review so each item is truely a community activity. First-name-only
> entries represent established developers, while full names represent
> newer contributors.
>
> I need help with the CVS section. Do we publish full CVS logs for a
> release? I like the SVN display because it groups commits but can
> improvements I listed above be made?
>
> --
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us
> EnterpriseDB http://postgres.enterprisedb.com
>
> + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +

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