Re: Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

From: Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org>
To: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers Mailing List <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4
Date: 2003-03-12 15:15:30
Message-ID: 200303121015.30713.lamar.owen@wgcr.org
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On Wednesday 12 March 2003 09:55, Robert Treat wrote:
> Personally I think Justin is a little off base with his criteria, since
> I see the FE/BE protocol changes as the real differentiator between an
> 8.0 and 7.4. Everyone is effected by a FE/BE protocol change, not nearly
> so many are effected by either win32 or PITR. And think of this crazy
> scenario: We release an 8.0 with PITR, then need either a 8.1 or a 9.0
> with a FE/BE overhaul, then need a possible 10.0 because we've added
> win32... yuk.

FWIW, the 6.4 protocol change didn't force a move from 6.3.2 to 7.0.
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Lamar Owen
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