From: | "Roderick A(dot) Anderson" <raanders(at)acm(dot)org> |
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To: | PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: New version == 8.0 |
Date: | 2004-08-03 19:03:43 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.33.0408031159410.23488-100000@main.cyber-office.net |
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On Tue, 3 Aug 2004, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Folks,
>
> After some discussion on Hackers and Core, we've decided to name the upcoming
> version of PostgreSQL 8.0.0. This is for a couple of reasons:
>
> 1) The volume of changes since 7.0 make this barely recognizable as the same
> ORDBMS as we had in 1998.
>
> 2) It's hoped that the major version number increase will make users extra
> cautious about upgrading production products to this version; given the
> volume of new features, we're likely to have more bugs and incompatibilities
> than usual.
Not to mention it's tough enough spitting out PostgreSQL but then add
seven point four point 3 ... to the end of that and I'm slobbering all
over myself. (Well a couple of pints may be contributing to the
slobbering. :-)
Eight will make it much easier and less embarrassing!
Rod
--
"Open Source Software - You usually get more than you pay for..."
"Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL"
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