On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:42:29PM -0700, Joshua Drake wrote: > Generally speaking we adhere to the following guideline for patches. > * Security fixes are applied to all applicable branches. > * Bugfixes are applied to all applicable branches > * Note: A patch that addresses a known limitation is generally > not backpatched > * New features are always applied to -HEAD only. > > This is not a policy as much as a legend for developers to consider > before they submit their patch.
But it's meaningless. "Bugfixes are applied to all applicable branches," is either false or trivially true. It's trivially true if you interpret "applicable branches" to mean "the ones that get the patch". It's false if you mean "bugfix" to mean "every patch that fixes a bug". I can think of bugs that we have lived with in older releases because fixing them was too risky or because the bug was so tiny or unusual as to make the risk greater than the reward. A formal policy that's any more detailed than what's in the FAQ today is a solution in search of a problem. A -- Andrew Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 503 667 4564 x104 http://www.commandprompt.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers