Its all depends on what features you would use in Postgres. Iam no expert but if you use simple selects/inserts/transactions you would definitely be ok.. You can probably start looking at differences between 8.0 and 7.4.3 and then decide.
- Goutam > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 2:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [GENERAL] When to switch to Postgres 8.0? > > > My company has a product in beta which uses Postgres 7.4.3. > We expect to have a code freeze for our 1.0 product in March > 2005. I'd really like to use Postgres 8.x in our 1.0 product. > We're especially looking forward to the background writer and > tablespaces. > > Is the 8.0 release date known? > > Suppose 8.0 is released in December or January. Is it a sane > thing to put 8.0 in a shipping product within the first two > months of its release? I know that 8.0 is an enormous > release, but I'm hoping some of the old-timers can > extrapolate from previous major version upgrades. > > Jack Orenstein > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html > Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and intended for use only by the person(s) or organization listed in the address. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender at O'Neil & Associates, Inc., immediately. Any copying, dissemination, or distribution of this communication, other than by the intended recipient, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
