X-Original-To: pgsql-performance-postgresql.org@postgresql.org Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDBA49FB209 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:18:21 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 51105-05-4 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:18:12 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 149ED9FA5DC for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:18:11 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k6RKI7bX003305; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:18:07 -0400 (EDT) To: Alvaro Herrera cc: "Joshua D. Drake" , Merlin Moncure , Eliott , pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: performance issue with a specific query In-reply-to: <20060727172548.GD18774@surnet.cl> References: <44C8DE3E.4060208@commandprompt.com> <20060727172548.GD18774@surnet.cl> Comments: In-reply-to Alvaro Herrera message dated "Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:25:48 -0400" Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:18:07 -0400 Message-ID: <3304.1154031487@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.037 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200607/249 X-Sequence-Number: 20109 Alvaro Herrera writes: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> Enterprises are not going to compile. They are going to accept the >> latest support by vendor release. >> >> Redhat has a tendency to be incredibly stupid about this particular >> area of their packaging. > Stupid how? Red Hat feels (apparently accurately, judging by their subscription revenue ;-)) that what RHEL customers want is a platform that's stable over multi-year application lifespans. So major incompatible changes in the system software are not looked on with favor. That's why RHEL4 is still shipping PG 7.4.*. You can call it a stupid policy if you like, but it's hard to argue with success. However, there will be an RH-supported release of PG 8.1.* as an optional add-on for RHEL4. Real Soon Now, I hope --- the release date has been pushed back a couple times already. regards, tom lane