Re: [HACKERS] LIMITS

> Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> >> Until Marc officially releases BETA, you should allways
> >> compile clean and run initdb after cvs updates. It's not the
> >> first time you've got trapped by this.
>
> > But we have been in beta officially since at least May 1. Why is this
> > not beta?
>
> I think Jan's point is that what we call a beta is not as stable as
> what other people call a beta, and that calling the test releases
> alpha releases would convey a more accurate impression of their
> stability. I don't agree, but he's got a tenable position.

I don't think our betas are less stable, but the dump/reload requirement
is clearly not something for a beta release. We _usually_ get through a
beta release without such changes, but the MVCC stuff has required it.

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