Re: [HACKERS] 7.5 release notes

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Garamond <lists(at)zara(dot)6(dot)isreserved(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] 7.5 release notes
Date: 2004-07-26 00:19:43
Message-ID: 200407260019.i6Q0JhX17002@candle.pha.pa.us
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Adjustment made:

http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller</ulink>. This release
supports NT-based Windows releases like NT4, Win2k, XP, Win2003.
Older releases like Windows 95, 98, and ME are not supported because
these operating systems do not have the infrastructure to
support PostgreSQL.

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David Garamond wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > I have completed the 7.5 release notes. You can view them in HTML on
> > the developer web page. I have marked a few items with question marks
> > that need to be addressed. I am looking for improvements, even minor
> > ones. Either send in a patch or committers can modify the file
> > directly.
>
> In E.1.1 Overview: "... This release supports Windows NT 4 and all later
> releases. It does not support earlier releases like Windows 95, 98, or
> ME because ... "
>
> Win98 and WinME is released _after_ NT4. See
>
> http://www.computerhope.com/history/windows.htm
>
> Perhaps it's better to say: "We only support NT-based Windows such as
> NT4, Win2k/XP/2003/later. Old 9x-based Windows versions such as
> Win95/98/Me are not supported because ..."
>
> Btw, can 7.5 run on WinCE/XP Media Center/XP SP2/etc?
>
> --
> dave
>
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