Tom Lane wrote:
Don Y <pgsql@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Jim C. Nasby wrote:
This is a very minor reason why you should be running the most recent
8.0.x release and not 8.0.3. A much bigger reason is that there are
data-loss bugs that have been fixed.
The folks watching the Postgres releases haven't yet said
we need to "step forward".
Are these folks actually watching, or just asleep at the wheel?
8.0.4, 8.0.5, and 8.0.6 each contain a fix for a can-bite-anyone-at-
any-time data-loss bug. Even if you are convinced you do not care
about any of the numerous other bugs those releases fix, I will have
zero sympathy for you when your 8.0.3 installation eats your data
because of one of those bugs.
I don't believe any other folks have experienced major lossage
(here) under 8.0.3.
Read the archives. Other people have gotten bit; are you feeling
lucky? If so why?
(Just for the record, there are new updates coming out Tuesday,
and my actual recommendation today would be to wait for 8.0.8.
But once it's out, you need to get off your duff.)
We aren't populating tables. Most of our work is involved
in the things *around* the database (the database is just a
small piece of the puzzle). I, for example, drop all of
my tables at the end of each work day -- along with most
of the extensions I have loaded... things on the "outside"
are just changing far more than the database itself.
I'm sure once the framework *around* the database is
stable and resilient enough, then the database will look
like it needs attention -- and the order will come out
to upgrade (to which version, I don't know... "it's not
my job" :> )
