Re: Can we revisit the thought of PostgreSQL 7.2.4? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Ross J. Reedstrom
Subject Re: Can we revisit the thought of PostgreSQL 7.2.4?
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Msg-id 20030126161742.GA20331@wallace.ece.rice.edu
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In response to Re: Can we revisit the thought of PostgreSQL 7.2.4?  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Can we revisit the thought of PostgreSQL 7.2.4?
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On Sat, Jan 25, 2003 at 09:55:25PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Lamar Owen wrote:
> > We'll see how it pans out, I guess.
> > 
> > Red Hat certainly thought it was worth spending some time on; reference their 
> > back porting of the fixes to versions as old as 6.5.3.
> 
> If we can get them all, it is a big win.  If we can't, I don't think it
> is a win.

In the context of backporting, this is true, but in general, if you
don't worry about putting locks on any of the doors, because there are
other ones open, you _never_ get them all.

Ross


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