Re: PostgreSQL Release Support Policy

From: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Release Support Policy
Date: 2009-12-05 21:08:03
Message-ID: 1260047283.13774.41972.camel@ebony
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On Sat, 2009-12-05 at 15:33 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:

> In any case there's no need for someone to move off a version instantly
> the day after the last release for it. So I really don't see why you
> think there would be "panic updates".

Hmm, well, I wasn't imagining it as a wholly rational response. I guess
the existence of such a panic remains to be proven amongst our users,
who I should give more credit to than their counterparts that still use
other products.

--
Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com

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