On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 10:49, Neil Conway wrote: > On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 09:14, Robert Treat wrote: > > Maybe I've mis-read Joshua's intentions, but I got the impression that > > this 7.3 maintainer would follow the patches list and backport patches > > whenever possible. This way folks coding for 7.4/7.5 can stay focused on > > that, but folks who can't upgrade to 7.4 for whatever reason can still > > get some features / improvements. > > I don't think there's a need for a formalized "7.3 maintainer" -- if > individuals would like to see particular fixes backported to 7.3, they > can read pgsql-patches and post backported patches themselves. If > someone wants to go ahead and do that, I wouldn't complain. (Similarly, > if there is enough demand for a commercial company to do something > similar for their customers, that might also be a good idea).
ok > > However, I think it's a bad idea to backport any features into older > releases. The reason 7.3.x is really stable is precisely that it has had > a lot of testing and bugfixing work done, but no new features. eh.. i could see some things, like tsearch2 or pg_autovacuum, which afaik are almost if not completely compatible with 7.3, which will not get back ported. Also fixes in some of the extra tools like psql could be very doable, I know I had a custom psql for 7.2 that back patched the \timing option and some of the pager fixes. now, weather that could be done with stuff closer to core, i don't know... btw personally i'm fine with these things not being packpatched, though if someone came out with a 7.3 pg_autovacuum rpm, or a 7.3 psql rpm, i'm sure a lot of people would use it. > Furthermore, adding more features to 7.3.x reduces the incentive to > upgrade to 7.4, worsening the support problem: the more people using old > releases, the more demand there will be for backported features, leading > to more people using 7.3, leading to more demand for ... > > (FWIW, I think that any energy we might spend on a 7.3 maintainer would > be better directed at improving the upgrade story...) > <homer>mmm. in place upgrade</homer> Robert Treat -- Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])