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Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:07:43 +0100
From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
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To: Tommy Gildseth <tommy.gildseth@usit.uio.no>
CC: paul@wayr.org, pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: dedicated server & postgresql 8.1 conf tunning
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Tommy Gildseth wrote:
> Richard Huxton wrote:
>> paul@wayr.org wrote:
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Unfornatly, i can't update pgsql to 8.3 since it's not in debian stable.
>>
>> That's why backports.org was invented :-)
>> Or does can't mean "not allowed to"?
> 
> Well, running production servers from backports can be a risky
> proposition too, and can land you in situations like the one discussed
> in "Debian packages for Postgres 8.2" from the General list.

Well, there's a reason why "stable" is a popular choice for production
servers. I must admit that I build from source for my PostgreSQL
packages (because I care which version I run). I was reading one of the
Perl fellows recommending the same.

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  Richard Huxton
  Archonet Ltd