Re: Removing support for < 7.4 servers

On 08/20/2013 03:53 AM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ...
> I'd like to rip out all the support for pre-7.4 servers, including
> protocol version 2, to simplify the code. Any objections? If someone
> is running a really old server version, I think it's fair to insist
> that they also use a somewhat old version of the driver. (the only
> thing anyone should be doing with 7.3 servers today is pg_dump, to be
> honest)
Speaking generally as a user...

It seems like this might be a good opportunity to establish an overall
support/EOL policy for the drivers. Anyone running 7.4 has been on their
own for years anyway and shouldn't expect driver authors to spend
valuable development resources supporting those outdated systems.

I would not personally object to a driver EOL/support policy that tracks
alongside the EOL/support schedule of PostgreSQL itself. If support for
anything pre-8.4 is impeding you, drop it.

Cheers,
Steve