> ------- Original Message ------- > From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: Dave Page <dpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: 29/01/07, 21:12:30 > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Predicted lifespan of different PostgreSQLbranches > > I am pretty amazed people are considering shortening the release cycle > for our most popular platform. As it is a packaging issue, if some > people don't want to continue providing updates, I can start asking in > the community for someone else to do it. > > If the port is broken, and people must upgrade, I can see the reason for > not releasing updates, but if it is a question of time committment, I > oppose such cutbacks. It's not a question of having the time - it's partly what I'm paid for these days. It's a question of whether that time is being wasted maintaining old versions that perhaps people aren't concerned with any more. That's why I brought the subject up on this -general thread, rather than in -hackers. A couple of thoughts spring to mind that might warrant some consideration: - Windows is our most popular platform for sure, but I would wager the majority of those installations are development/test installs and that possibly Linux is the most popular platform for production systems. Those dev systems are likely to be running the latest version. - So far I think you are the only person to object to 8.0 being dropped! In any case, if people want to keep 8.0, then I will keep building it for the time being. We might need to start staggering point releases though. Regards, Dave
