Re: Predicted lifespan of different PostgreSQL branches

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: me(at)oisinglynn(dot)com, Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Bill Moran <wmoran(at)collaborativefusion(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Predicted lifespan of different PostgreSQL branches
Date: 2007-01-28 03:22:02
Message-ID: 45BC16DA.2060405@commandprompt.com
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Oisin Glynn <me(at)oisinglynn(dot)com> writes:
>> Tom Lane wrote:
>>> Anyway I think that a fair case could be made for dropping the 8.0
>>> branch now, and maybe 8.1 too, as far as Windows support goes.
>
>> My 8.2c,
>> Having 8.1 end of life this soon after the release of 8.2 seems pretty
>> harsh.
>
> That's fine, I just wanted to run that idea up the flagpole and see if
> anyone would salute. The important point is that no one has spoken
> against retiring 8.0-on-Windows now. (Don't tell me people actually
> listened to us when we said not to run production with it ;-))

They didn't, but those of us they call quickly made them upgrade ;)

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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