Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-19 Thread Jan Wieck
Peter Eisentraut wrote: Marc G. Fournier writes: Odd that you are the only one that *ever* seems to take offence at it ... *shrug* Here it's just the release announcements that make us look like some kind of weirdos. But when you're making tarballs like erserver_v1.2.tar.gz then you're not only m

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Brian Maguire
Sent: Mon 11/17/2003 9:10 PM To: Joshua D. Drake Cc: Marc G. Fournier; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released Joshua D. Drake writes: > Somebody please explain to me what the hell a difference it

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Joshua D. Drake writes: > > > Somebody please explain to me what the hell a difference it makes if > > we have a v in front of the version number? > > Packaging tools, packaging standards, convention, consistency of public > presentation. Packaging h

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Oliver Elphick
On Tue, 2003-11-18 at 01:55, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Somebody please explain to me what the hell a difference it makes if > we have a v in front of the version number? It isn't standard practice. I agree with Peter on this. Also, as I have asked before, please make sure that future releases sor

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Here it's just the release announcements that make us look like some kind > > >of weirdos. But when you're making tarballs like erserver_v1.2.tar.gz > >then you're not only making a fool of yourself, you're creating actual > >technical problems. I ta

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Bruce Momjian
Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Here it's just the release announcements that make us look like some kind > > >of weirdos. But when you're making tarballs like erserver_v1.2.tar.gz > >then you're not only making a fool of yourself, you're creating actual > >technical problems. I take offense at it beca

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Joshua D. Drake writes: > Somebody please explain to me what the hell a difference it makes if > we have a v in front of the version number? Packaging tools, packaging standards, convention, consistency of public presentation. -- Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Here it's just the release announcements that make us look like some kind of weirdos. But when you're making tarballs like erserver_v1.2.tar.gz then you're not only making a fool of yourself, you're creating actual technical problems. I take offense at it because for years you've simply ignored

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Joshua D. Drake
I would appreciate it if you could abandon that habit and stop making us look like losers. Odd that you are the only one that *ever* seems to take offence at it ... *shrug* I don't even understand why we are declaring a difference. Is it not v7.4? ---(end of bro

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Marc G. Fournier writes: > Odd that you are the only one that *ever* seems to take offence at it ... > *shrug* Here it's just the release announcements that make us look like some kind of weirdos. But when you're making tarballs like erserver_v1.2.tar.gz then you're not only making a fool of you

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread terry
Fournier'; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released > > > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Interesting, I see the difference between "PostgreSQL v7.4 > Released" and > > "P

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Gianni Mariani
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting, I see the difference between "PostgreSQL v7.4 Released" and "PostgreSQL 7.4 Released". But I didn't perceive a "loser" until the Postgres team started squabbling amongst themselves on a public forum about it. No losers here :-) Great job guys ! .Sig - Sp

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Marc G. Fournier writes: > > > > And when will the coordinator learn that it is called "PostgreSQL 7.4" and > > > not "PostgreSQL v7.4"? > > > > Habit :) > > I would appreciate it if you could abandon that habit and stop making us > look like losers.

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Interesting, I see the difference between "PostgreSQL v7.4 Released" and > "PostgreSQL 7.4 Released". And, until Peter pointed it out to you, did you notice the difference? ---(end of broadcast)--- T

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Reece Hart
On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 15:35, Peter Eisentraut wrote: I would appreciate it if you could abandon that habit and stop making us look like losers. Losers? PostgreSQL is way too good for it to be the product of losers. My Oracle-bound comrades have drooled over things like table inheritance and

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread terry
velopment and Deployment Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: (416) 441-9085 > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter > Eisentraut > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 6:35 PM > To: Marc G. Fournier > C

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Marc G. Fournier writes: > > And when will the coordinator learn that it is called "PostgreSQL 7.4" and > > not "PostgreSQL v7.4"? > > Habit :) I would appreciate it if you could abandon that habit and stop making us look like losers. -- Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL v7.4 Released

2003-11-17 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Marc G. Fournier writes: > > > After almost 12 months of intense development, and testing, we are proud > > to announce the availability of PostgreSQL v7.4. > > And when will the coordinator learn that it is called "PostgreSQL 7.4" and > not "Postgr