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Erik Jones wrote:
> On Mar 14, 2007, at 6:17 PM, CAJ CAJ wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> What is the lifecycle of a 8.0/8.1/8.2 releases? With 8.3 scheduled to
>> be released in July, what will be the status of the 7.4.x branch?
>>
>> We are planning pg upgrades from 8.0.x/7.4.x to 6.2.x and were
>> wondering if it's worth waiting for the 8.3 release.
> 
> I really hope you meant upgrades to 8.2.x.  And, no, it's not worth
> waiting.  Upgrade at the soonest available opportunity, expecially the
> 7.4.x servers.

I don't really agree with this. If he is running 7.4.16 there very well
may be zero compelling reason for him to upgrade.

8.3 is shaping up to be a really nice release, it could very much be
worth it to wait 3-4 months and call 8.3 their static release for the
next 5 years.

Joshua D. Drake


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