Re: a vulnerability in PostgreSQL

Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
> >I hope you won't make this standard practice. Because there are quite
> >significant differences that make upgrading from 7.1.x to 7.2 troublesome.
> >I can't name them offhand but they've appeared on the list from time to time.
>
> I tend to agree above but am not sure making backport patches are
> core's job. I have been providing patches for PostgreSQL for years in
> Japan, and people there seem to be welcome such kind of
> services. However, supporting previous versions is not a trivial job
> and I don't want core members to spend their valuable time for that
> kind of job, since making backport patches could be done by anyone who
> are familiar with PostgreSQL.

Yes, I know SRA and Red Hat provide extensive backpatches for older
versions; it is a nice value-add for their support customers. Not
sure about other PostgreSQL support companies.

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