Re: Rename Postgres 19 to Postgres 26 (year-based)?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Isaac Morland <isaac(dot)morland(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Kirk Wolak <wolakk(at)gmail(dot)com>, Nikolay Samokhvalov <nik(at)postgres(dot)ai>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Rename Postgres 19 to Postgres 26 (year-based)?
Date: 2026-05-22 15:54:04
Message-ID: 26422.1779465244@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Isaac Morland <isaac(dot)morland(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I like this because it makes it very clear that there has been a change in
> numbering scheme. Skipping 7 numbers could be due to almost anything, in
> the long term, but no one will think PG2026 is just 2008 versions after
> PG18. Also, I agree that while most likely no one on this list will be
> worrying about this in 2100, it would be nice to know that nobody has to
> worry about what comes after PG99.

Geez, I thought we were permanently done with what-shall-we-call-
the-next-release threads after we dropped three-part version numbers.

I don't like either version of this proposal, because I fear it
puts way too much faith in our ability to adhere to a fixed release
calendar. What happens if "v2027" slips into 2028? Are we then
unable to resume the normal schedule for the following release?

regards, tom lane

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