On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 4:01 AM Achilleas Mantzios - cloud < a.mantz...@cloud.gatewaynet.com> wrote:
> > On 11/22/24 10:00, Matthias Apitz wrote: > [snip] > > Why not decouple client libs from the server ? i.e. psql works great > with many versions greater than its own. And certainly with same major > versions. You could retain the same client libs and just upgrade the > PgSQL server to the highest minor version of the major version that you > support. > Small VARs that sell turnkey solutions would rather bundle everything together. One application version, one database version, one OS version, one set of hardware, all bundled up and sold to a tech-illiterate customer that doesn't employ a DBA or SysAdmin. That way, when something stops working, you aren't guessing if it's this patch, that patch, etc etc. Not saying that Matthias works for such a VAR, but such companies definitely exist. -- Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce. Don't boil me, I'm still alive. <Redacted> lobster!
