[pgpool-general: 6225] Pgpool-II 4.0 alpha2 is now released.

[Bo Peng]

Pgpool-II 4.0 alpha2 is now relased.

This is not a stable version but just for developers.

V4.0 has new features:

* Add SCRAM and Certificate authentication support.
* Detecting "false" primary server of PostgreSQL.
* Improvements to load balancing:
  - More load balancing fine control after write queries.
  - Load balancing control for specific queries.
  - Allow to specify load balance weight ratio for load balance parameters. 
* Add last state change timestamp to SHOW POOL NODES.
* Import PostgreSQL 11 SQL parser. 
* Logging client messages.
* etc.

You can download it from:
http://pgpool.net/mediawiki/index.php/Developer_releases

Please see the release notes at:
https://www.pgpool.net/docs/pgpool-II-4.0/en/html/release-4-0.html

-- 
Bo Peng <pengbo at sraoss.co.jp>
SRA OSS, Inc. Japan