Welcome (again) to 6.9 release development!   This release marks hopefully the last beta before moving to -rc phase.  The reason we still mark beta is because we'd like to get wider testing of new multiple-pool feature, as well as perhaps sneak in a couple more refinements.  With that in mind, the obligatory disclaimer:   Important: Beta code is not fully tested and not feature-complete.  We recommend running on test servers only!   That said, here's what's new in t