Re: [HACKERS] First draft of update announcement

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Darren Duncan <darren(at)darrenduncan(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] First draft of update announcement
Date: 2014-03-24 20:55:30
Message-ID: 53309BC2.2010600@agliodbs.com
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On 03/19/2014 02:16 PM, Darren Duncan wrote:
> On 2014-03-18, 2:42 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>> Other PostgreSQL 9.3 only fixes in this update include:
>>
>> * Add read-only data_checksum parameter
>
> I recall being told last fall that this would not be added to 9.3.x
> (9.3.1 at the time I think) and only to 9.4.x because such a feature
> addition was something only allowed for major releases and not minor
> ones which were just supposed to be security and bug fixes.
>
> So what changed that it is added in 9.3.x after all?

Enough people reported operational problems with not having the parameter.

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Josh Berkus
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