Re: Odd release numbers for development versions?

> Is PostgreSQL going to start using odd release numbers for development
> versions? This is how the Linux kernel is, and some other projects.
>
> Version.release.revision/build
>
> Like 7.0.x would be the current stable branch. 7.1.x, the current development
> branch. The next stable branch would be 7.2.x. Within the current even
> release stable branch, maybe only do bug fixes. In the odd dev releases, focus
> on new/experiemental. Both branches could have very frequent *.x
> revisions/builds. I guess you'd have to apply patches to both branches
> sometimes, like when a bug is found in 7.0.x, it is patched and the same patch
> applied to the 7.1.x if needed.
>
> This way there would be a clear distinction for users what is likely to be good
> for production use and what is still unproven.

No even/odd mess. Every release is stable.

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