Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-12 Thread Felipe Schnack
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4 > Justin Clift writes: > > > + If it looks like we'll have Win32 and/or PITR recovery in time for > > the next release, we call it PostgreSQL 8.0 > > To me, those sound fairly unspectacular as rea

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-12 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Justin Clift writes: > + If it looks like we'll have Win32 and/or PITR recovery in time for > the next release, we call it PostgreSQL 8.0 To me, those sound fairly unspectacular as reasons for 8.0. -- Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-12 Thread Justin Clift
Tom Lane wrote: Lamar Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: FWIW, the 6.4 protocol change didn't force a move from 6.3.2 to 7.0. True, but that was a much smaller change than what we're contemplating here. AFAIR, those changes did not affect the majority of applications --- they only needed to relin

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-12 Thread Tom Lane
Lamar Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > FWIW, the 6.4 protocol change didn't force a move from 6.3.2 to 7.0. True, but that was a much smaller change than what we're contemplating here. AFAIR, those changes did not affect the majority of applications --- they only needed to relink with a newer c

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-12 Thread Lamar Owen
On Wednesday 12 March 2003 09:55, Robert Treat wrote: > Personally I think Justin is a little off base with his criteria, since > I see the FE/BE protocol changes as the real differentiator between an > 8.0 and 7.4. Everyone is effected by a FE/BE protocol change, not nearly > so many are effected

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-12 Thread Justin Clift
mlw wrote: So, if the decision is to go with an 8.0, what would you guys say to having a roll call about stuff that is "possible" and "practical" and really design "PostgreSQL 8.0" as something fundimentally "newer" than 7.x. "8.0" could get the project some hype. It has been 7x for so many ye

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-12 Thread Robert Treat
On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 01:26, Tom Lane wrote: > Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Would it be cool to decide on the version numbering of our next release > > like this: > > + If it looks like we'll have Win32 and/or PITR recovery in time for > > the next release, we call it Postgre

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-12 Thread mlw
Justin Clift wrote: Hi everyone, Thinking about the numbering further. Would it be cool to decide on the version numbering of our next release like this: + If it looks like we'll have Win32 and/or PITR recovery in time for the next release, we call it PostgreSQL 8.0 + If not, we call it

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-12 Thread Sander Steffann
Hi, > Would it be cool to decide on the version numbering of our next release > like this: > > + If it looks like we'll have Win32 and/or PITR recovery in time for > the next release, we call it PostgreSQL 8.0 > > + If not, we call it 7.4 Wouldn't a new FE/BE protocol be a better reason t

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-11 Thread Tom Lane
Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Would it be cool to decide on the version numbering of our next release > like this: > + If it looks like we'll have Win32 and/or PITR recovery in time for > the next release, we call it PostgreSQL 8.0 > + If not, we call it 7.4 Works for me: rel

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-11 Thread Justin Clift
Paul Ramsey wrote: Justin Clift wrote: Win32 and PITR are great big features that will take us a long way to the goal of Enterprise suitability. They're worth making some specific marketing/branding efforts about and making a big fuss, that why I'd like to see them in an 8.0 release. From a m

Re: [HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-11 Thread Paul Ramsey
Justin Clift wrote: Win32 and PITR are great big features that will take us a long way to the goal of Enterprise suitability. They're worth making some specific marketing/branding efforts about and making a big fuss, that why I'd like to see them in an 8.0 release. From a marketing point of vi

[HACKERS] Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4

2003-03-11 Thread Justin Clift
Hi everyone, Thinking about the numbering further. Would it be cool to decide on the version numbering of our next release like this: + If it looks like we'll have Win32 and/or PITR recovery in time for the next release, we call it PostgreSQL 8.0 + If not, we call it 7.4 Win32 and PITR ar