Re: Windows 2000 Support

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Magnus Hagander <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>, "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
Subject: Re: Windows 2000 Support
Date: 2006-08-19 04:55:25
Message-ID: 200608190455.k7J4tPQ08548@momjian.us
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
> > Yeah, that's better wording. Or more correct I think "Windows 2000
> > SP4 or above".
> >
> > FWIW, MS has officially said at some point that they will not make
> > SP5 for Windows 2000, but they've changed their minds before...
>
> Unless there actually is a version of that operating system that is not
> labelled "Windows 2000 SP4" that is supported, this expression is
> meaningless.
>
> Note that the list of "supported" platforms in the documentation does
> not make any open interval claims (or any interval claims for that
> matter).
>
> If you know that anything before Windows 2000 SP4 is unsupported, that
> would be useful information, but not the other way around.

I see who mentions of Win2000, one in the FAQ, another in the release
notes. If people want the text changed, I want an example showing exactly
what the new wording should be because you can't just add "and later"
into the text we have now.

--
Bruce Momjian bruce(at)momjian(dot)us
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

+ If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +

In response to

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Volkan YAZICI 2006-08-19 06:15:59 Input Function (domain_in) Call
Previous Message Bruce Momjian 2006-08-19 04:52:43 Re: [PATCHES] selecting large result sets in psql using