Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > Note that I'm all for a long (2 year? or even 'indefinite') development > cycle for a major release if we continue on with what has been happening > more often lately, where stuff is back patched to the last stable release > ... there is alot of stuff that doesn't require a reload of the database > (or initdb) that could very easily be backpatched ... > > As Jan points out, its the 'small features that are done' that we've been > griping about having to wait for, not the big ones which we know aren't > done ... > > The nice thing about doing something lke that is those small features > would get a degree of testing happening in a live environment ...
Of course that last sentence is the downside too --- people don't want to have to retest their setups after a minor release upgrade. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
