Update changes to 9.0 Beta 1

git-svn-id: file:///Users/dpage/pgweb/svn-repo/trunk@2669 8f5c7a92-453e-0410-a47f-ad33c8a6b003

diff --git a/portal/template/en/developer/beta.html b/portal/template/en/developer/beta.html
index ba5209e9e7d8626eaa5b761bdf63856d776da00b..53dfc2a4d499a144e4d28ba9bc95a4b9c7084049 100644 (file)
--- a/portal/template/en/developer/beta.html
+++ b/portal/template/en/developer/beta.html
@@ -4,7 +4,33 @@ Beta Information
 <h1>Beta Information</h1>
 
 <p>
-PostgreSQL 8.4 was <a href="/about/news.1108">released</a> on July
-1st, 2009. The development tree for 9.0 is nearly at feature freeze
-with beta imminent.
+PostgreSQL beta releases are pre-release testing versions, not meant for production use. They are feature-frozen, and we release these to the public for testing before our final release.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Beta versions should not be used in production installations or active development projects. While the PostgreSQL code is continuously subject to a number of automated and manual tests, beta 
+releases might have serious bugs. Also features may be changed incompatibly or removed at any time during the development of the betas.
+</p>
+<p>The development cycle of a PostgreSQL major release alternates between periods of development and periods of integration work, called <a href="http://commitfest.postgresql.org">commit fests</a>, normally one month each. 
+As we approach release, we will release a series of betas, as needed.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The current beta is 9.0beta1.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Betas are meant for everyone who uses PostgreSQL to test before we release the final version. There may still be serious bugs, so these versions are not meant for production use.</p>
+
+<p>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/source/v9.0beta1">Download 9.0beta1</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/release-9-0.html">9.0 Beta Release Notes</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/pdf/9.0/postgresql-9.0beta1-A4.pdf">A4 PDF</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/pdf/9.0/postgresql-9.0beta1-US.pdf">US PDF</a></li>
+</ul>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+We depend on our large community of users to test the features in beta releases and report issues. If you are able to contribute to PostgreSQL by doing beta testing, please see our <a href="http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/HowToBetaTest">Alpha/Beta Testing Page</a>.
 </p>

diff --git a/portal/template/index.html b/portal/template/index.html
index c98a676dddd0b3db16589041b76aaa7809b1c872..c2adcfa5928b096c7d22ea6271d47c2f6cec102b 100644 (file)
--- a/portal/template/index.html
+++ b/portal/template/index.html
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ func_lang("The world's most advanced open source database")
             <div id="pgFrontFeature">
               <div id="pgFrontFeatureContent">
                 <h1 id="txtFrontFeatureHeading">
-                  func_lang("PostgreSQL update releases now available")
+                  func_lang("PostgreSQL 9.0beta1 release now available!")
                 </h1>
                 <p>
-                func_lang("Update releases 8.4.3, 8.3.10, 8.2.16, 8.1.20, 8.0.24 and 7.4.28 are now available for download. All users are recommended to upgrade as soon as possible.")
+                func_lang("Beta release 9.0beta1 is now available for download. We encourage developers and users to test this version. The release includes built-in simple replication, the ability to execute read-only queries on a replication slave server and many other features.")
                 </p>
                <div id="txtFrontFeatureLink">
                   <br/>
-                  <img src="/layout/images/blt_blu_arrow.png" width="6" height="6" alt="" /><a href="/about/news.1188" title="Release Announcement">func_lang("Release Announcement")</a><br />
+                  <img src="/layout/images/blt_blu_arrow.png" width="6" height="6" alt="" /><a href="/about/news.1198" title="Release Announcement">func_lang("Release Announcement")</a><br />
                   <img src="/layout/images/blt_blu_arrow.png" width="6" height="6" alt="" /><a href="/download" title="Download">func_lang("Download")</a><br />
                 </div>
               </div>