Re: [pgsql-advocacy] First draft of update announcement - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: [pgsql-advocacy] First draft of update announcement
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Msg-id 53309BC2.2010600@agliodbs.com
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In response to First draft of update announcement  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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On 03/19/2014 02:16 PM, Darren Duncan wrote:
> On 2014-03-18, 2:42 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>> Other PostgreSQL 9.3 only fixes in this update include:
>>
>> * Add read-only data_checksum parameter
>
> I recall being told last fall that this would not be added to 9.3.x
> (9.3.1 at the time I think) and only to 9.4.x because such a feature
> addition was something only allowed for major releases and not minor
> ones which were just supposed to be security and bug fixes.
>
> So what changed that it is added in 9.3.x after all?

Enough people reported operational problems with not having the parameter.

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Josh Berkus
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