Re: end of life for pg versions...

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:13:15 -0500
Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> writes:
> > Of course we would still need to add an EOL page... I think one
> > could make a strong argument for a static url for EOL info now
> > that windows is EOL for < 8.2.
>
> You could make a strong argument for a page stating that versions
> thus-and-so are *already* EOL'd. What the OP seems to be insisting
> is that we produce a formal policy and timetable for future EOL
> decisions, neither of which seem very likely or desirable to me.

Not formal... just some general guideline to guess when to expect a
EOL and a new release and new features.

I think putting this kind of thing in a more prominent place on the
main web site will help developers and advocacy too.

It could be even an informal speech that explain how it works so
people will be able to take their measures.

Some pointers and some general guideline passed just on the list:
expected feature, general rules about when to expect a version will
be put in EOL (2 years or when it is too hard to backport bug fixes)
etc...
These information are somehow part of "oral tradition", I think that
as much as they may seem informal they still deserve a more prominent
place and a less spread distribution.

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Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
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