> > On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 18:43 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> >> I have already
> >> suggested to core that we should insist on 8.1 not requiring an
> >> initdb, so as to ensure that people will migrate up to it
> easily from 8.0.
>
> > So is it firm policy that changes that require a catversion update
> > cannot be made during the 8.1 cycle?
>
> Not yet --- I suggested it but didn't get any yeas or nays.
> I don't feel this is solely core's decision anyway ... what
> do the assembled hackers think?

An idea around this would be to plan never to release 8.1. Instead,
direct HEAD towards 8.2 with a normal dev cycle (or rather, let's aim
for a short one, but in reality short may not be all that short..). Then
the eventual ARC replacment (assuming there is one) gets backpatched to
the 8.1 branch which is basically only contains all patches from 8.0.x
plus the ARC stuff.

It's a bit more to fiddle around with, but it lets people continue
working on features that requires initdb.

Just a thought...


//Magnus

---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:53:14 +0100
"Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net> wrote:
> An idea around this would be to plan never to release 8.1. Instead,
> direct HEAD towards 8.2 with a normal dev cycle (or rather, let's aim
> for a short one, but in reality short may not be all that short..).
> Then the eventual ARC replacment (assuming there is one) gets
> backpatched to the 8.1 branch which is basically only contains all
> patches from 8.0.x plus the ARC stuff.

Personally I prefer the 8.0.1 route for two reasons.

1. We don't know when (or if) the patent will be granted. 8.0.1 fits in
no matter what and it doesn't sound like we are going backwards.

2. From a marketing standpoint it is easier to sell our bosses/clients
that 8.0.1 is exactly the same as they have running and tested but
without a legal constraint than 8.1 which sounds more like a new
version.

--
D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@druid.net> | Democracy is three wolves
http://www.druid.net/darcy/ | and a sheep voting on
+1 416 425 1212 (DoD#0082) (eNTP) | what's for dinner.

---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html