Received: from localhost (maia-3.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76F2E9FB710 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:22:32 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 80418-05 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:22:24 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from momjian.us (momjian.us [70.90.9.53]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13ADA9FB437 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:22:28 -0400 (AST) Received: (from bruce@localhost) by momjian.us (8.11.6/8.11.6) id l1L1MUs10246; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:22:30 -0500 (EST) From: Bruce Momjian Message-Id: <200702210122.l1L1MUs10246@momjian.us> Subject: Re: should we have a separate page that clearly defines what a minor release is and why it's a good idea to keep up with them? In-Reply-To: <1172020743.099243.7640@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> To: Andrew Hammond Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:22:30 -0500 (EST) CC: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL123] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.072 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, BAYES_50, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200702/14 X-Sequence-Number: 4145 Andrew Hammond wrote: > I know it's mentioned in the FAQ, but I'd like to have a separate page > that describes what a minor release is, and why it's a good idea to > keep up with them. Basically, I want something simple and clear to > point middle-managers at when they ask me why I want to upgrade the > database. > > I'm willing to write it, if there's a consensus that it would be worth > having. I think adding to the FAQ is the best solution. What additional information to we need there? -- Bruce Momjian http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +