Re: Lifecycle of PostgreSQL releases

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Naz Gassiep <naz(at)mira(dot)net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Erik Jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com>, CAJ CAJ <pguser(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Lifecycle of PostgreSQL releases
Date: 2007-03-21 14:46:00
Message-ID: 46014528.3010802@commandprompt.com
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> All that being said, the older the version you are running, the higher
> the weight that should be attributed to the "upgrading is a good idea
> just coz" argument. After a point, upgrading is just a good idea "just
> coz". I wouldn't recommend anyone continue to run 7.2.x merely because
> it was working for them.

Certainly, but 7.2 is considered EOL by the community and that is where
I would draw the line. When we fully EOL 7.3, we will make all customers
upgrade from that as well.

>
> Just my 2c (adjusted for inflation).
>

1.7mil?

Joshua D. Drake

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