Re: Version differences

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL www <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Version differences
Date: 2007-08-10 14:18:52
Message-ID: 46BC73CC.2080002@postgresql.org
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-docs pgsql-www

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Dave Page wrote:
>> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>> Dave Page wrote:
>
>>>>> Personally, I believe we should only talk about the "latest" release on
>>>>> the front page and have "older releases" linked.
>>>> Disagree - we should be linking to the latest point releases of each
>>>> supported branch. Many people just can't do a major upgrade every year.
>>> Well sure, we are one of them ;). I am not saying hide the older
>>> releases but you don't see stuff about RHEL 3 (which is still supported)
>>> on redhat's front page.
>> No, but then you pay a lot of money for their auto-upgrade service to
>> tell you that updates are available for RHEL3...
>
> pgsql-announce :)
>
>
> Seriously. People upgrade when they feel like it, how many times do we see:
>
> "I am running 8.1.4..., I know, I know, can you just help with this?".
>
> I think we are wasting valuable real estate keeping the older releases
> on the front page.

Thats why we put it there - to help tell people they need to upgrade.

/D

In response to

Browse pgsql-docs by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Robert Treat 2007-08-10 18:05:45 Re: [DOCS] Version differences
Previous Message Joshua D. Drake 2007-08-10 14:18:21 Re: Version differences

Browse pgsql-www by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Stefan Kaltenbrunner 2007-08-10 14:26:28 Re: Features list
Previous Message Joshua D. Drake 2007-08-10 14:18:21 Re: Version differences