| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org> |
| Cc: | alex(dot)cotarlan(at)thomson(dot)com, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: 8.03 versus 8.04 |
| Date: | 2005-12-03 20:25:41 |
| Message-ID: | 2351.1133641541@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org> writes:
> Why would you prefer 8.0.3 over 8.0.4? PostgreSQL's point releases
> aren't for adding new features but rather for fixing known problems,
> so in theory a branch's latest point release should be the best
> version in that branch. It's possible that one of the fixes will
> introduce a new problem so you have to weigh that unknown against
> the known problems that were fixed, but it's not like a new point
> release represents new development.
Offhand I can remember only two cases in which we've introduced
regressions in point releases. Compared to the number of bugs fixed
in point releases, the argument for not using the latest point release
in a given series is mighty weak.
regards, tom lane
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