From: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
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To: | Gavin Flower <GavinFlower(at)archidevsys(dot)co(dot)nz> |
Cc: | Toby Corkindale <toby(dot)corkindale(at)strategicdata(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Has Pg 9.1.0 been released today? |
Date: | 2011-09-12 09:16:50 |
Message-ID: | CABUevEzKybmV7pZzYhAvJKEj6_NybSJOsq46yMs_bAf2-cV8RQ@mail.gmail.com |
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On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:50, Gavin Flower
<GavinFlower(at)archidevsys(dot)co(dot)nz> wrote:
> On 12/09/11 20:44, Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:40, Gavin Flower
>> <GavinFlower(at)archidevsys(dot)co(dot)nz> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 12/09/11 20:31, Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:10, Toby Corkindale
>>>> <toby(dot)corkindale(at)strategicdata(dot)com(dot)au> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1.html
>>>>> contains the line:
>>>>> "Release Date: 2011-09-12"
>>>>>
>>>>> *bounces excitedly*
>>>>>
>>>>> Has the release candidate gone final today?
>>>>
>>>> Not yet. But we are planning to put it out, and we need to load the
>>>> website documentation ahead of time.
>>>>
>>> Then how come was put on the download page over 24 hours ago?
>>
>> We always put the files up on the ftpsite some time ahead to make sure
>> it hits all the mirrors. It's not officially released (and guaranteed)
>> until you see the announcement.
>>
> So there is a probability (presumably very small) that the source may change
> - if a significant problem is discoved late in the process, but one that can
> be quickly fixed?
Yes.
> More interesting: how likely is the source to change, and what are the
> general guidelines associated with such a change?
It has happened once or twice in the past, but very seldom. What
happens is the version is removed again, a fix is applied, and a
re-release is done with a new version number.
--
Magnus Hagander
Me: http://www.hagander.net/
Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
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