Re: PostgreSQL support on Redhat Advance Server 2.1

On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 03:16:29PM +0300, Devrim GUNDUZ wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 06:03 -0600, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> > I'd hope that RH would support at least the
> > most recent version of 7.4, since presumably that's part of what they
> > pay Tom for... Just understand that 7.4 is approaching end-of-life.
> > (Presumably so is RHEL2...)
>
> RH won't support a newer (or older) major version of PostgreSQL which is
> not included in RHEL 2.1. This is Red Hat's policy -- they do not update
> to new major release in a distribution. I mean, (AFAIR) RHEL 2.1 ships
> with PostgreSQL 7.3 and they won't support a newer major version.
>
> However, I agree with you, if the support is the primary concern, there
> are some support options around.

Oh, I missed that this was actually a 7.3 database. That seriously
limits your options, though at least 7.3 is still supported via Tom/Red
Hat.
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