Re: Odd release numbers for development versions? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Odd release numbers for development versions?
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Msg-id 24494.960308361@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Odd release numbers for development versions?  ("Robert B. Easter" <reaster@comptechnews.com>)
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"Robert B. Easter" <reaster@comptechnews.com> writes:
> Like 7.0.x would be the current stable branch. 7.1.x, the current
> development branch.  The next stable branch would be 7.2.x.  Within
> the current even release stable branch, maybe only do bug fixes.  In
> the odd dev releases, focus on new/experiemental.  Both branches could
> have very frequent *.x revisions/builds.

This has been proposed before, and rejected before.  The key developers
mostly don't believe that the Linux style "release early, release often"
approach is appropriate for the Postgres project.  Few people are
interested in running beta-quality databases, so there's no point in
going to the effort of maintaining two development tracks.
        regards, tom lane


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