On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 09:14, Robert Treat wrote: > Maybe I've mis-read Joshua's intentions, but I got the impression that > this 7.3 maintainer would follow the patches list and backport patches > whenever possible. This way folks coding for 7.4/7.5 can stay focused on > that, but folks who can't upgrade to 7.4 for whatever reason can still > get some features / improvements.
I don't think there's a need for a formalized "7.3 maintainer" -- if individuals would like to see particular fixes backported to 7.3, they can read pgsql-patches and post backported patches themselves. If someone wants to go ahead and do that, I wouldn't complain. (Similarly, if there is enough demand for a commercial company to do something similar for their customers, that might also be a good idea). However, I think it's a bad idea to backport any features into older releases. The reason 7.3.x is really stable is precisely that it has had a lot of testing and bugfixing work done, but no new features. Furthermore, adding more features to 7.3.x reduces the incentive to upgrade to 7.4, worsening the support problem: the more people using old releases, the more demand there will be for backported features, leading to more people using 7.3, leading to more demand for ... (FWIW, I think that any energy we might spend on a 7.3 maintainer would be better directed at improving the upgrade story...) -Neil ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
