Re: Should I install PostgreSQL 8.2.5?

From: Bjørn T Johansen <btj(at)havleik(dot)no>
To: "Scott Marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Should I install PostgreSQL 8.2.5?
Date: 2007-10-06 18:58:02
Message-ID: 20071006205802.340d82b8@pennywise
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On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 10:52:37 -0500
"Scott Marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> On 10/6/07, Bjørn T Johansen <btj(at)havleik(dot)no> wrote:
> > My customer has just bought a new server with RedHat Enterpris Server 5 64 bit and on that box PostgreSQL
> > 8.1.9 is installed (I guess that's the version RH supports). I see on your website, that you have 8.2.5 rpm
> > for RHEL 5 ready. Should I stick with the preinstalled version or should I upgrade to your rpm's?
>
> 8.1.x is quite capable. There are a few things in 8.2.x that led me
> to upgrade, like the returning functionality. If you're just starting
> development of a project, going to 8.2.5 makes sense as it will be one
> less future upgrade you'll need to do. It's definitely stable enough
> to use in production.

I ended up just using 8.1.9, will upgrade if I find a reason... :)

BTJ

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