| From: | "Dave Page" <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| To: | "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, me(at)oisinglynn(dot)com, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Bill Moran" <wmoran(at)collaborativefusion(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: Predicted lifespan of different PostgreSQL branches |
| Date: | 2007-01-28 18:36:30 |
| Message-ID: | 200701281836310000@07120568 |
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> ------- Original Message -------
> From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Sent: 28/01/07, 17:39:00
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Predicted lifespan of different PostgreSQL branches
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> > Also, three just seems like a sensible number to maintain. I kinda
> > like Magnus' idea to put older releases into a sort of 'retired' mode
> > though, and build only the binaries for PostgreSQL itself.
>
> But would that give people who have previously used the full installer
> an upgrade path (that doesn't break everything around it)?
Yes - they'd just unpack the archive over their install directory. Might screw up the permissions though, and wouldn't include the docs :-( We'd certainly need to try it out thoroughly first...
/D
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