Received: from localhost (maia-1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1FD39FB916 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:53:47 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 30353-10 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:53:45 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from svr2.hagander.net (svr2.hagander.net [88.198.128.226]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52DF69FB81D for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:53:45 -0400 (AST) Received: from svr2.hagander.net (svr2.hagander.net [88.198.128.226]) by svr2.hagander.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5541DCC5CB; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:53:43 +0100 (CET) Received: by svr2.hagander.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id DFCF8DCC5CE; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:53:43 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:53:43 +0100 From: Magnus Hagander To: Bruce Momjian Cc: Andrew Hammond , pgsql-docs@postgresql.org 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? Message-ID: <20070221085343.GB19713@svr2.hagander.net> References: <1172020743.099243.7640@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <200702210122.l1L1MUs10246@momjian.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200702210122.l1L1MUs10246@momjian.us> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200702/15 X-Sequence-Number: 4146 On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 08:22:30PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote: > 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? I think it's important enough (and unclear enough to a lot of people) that it shuold have it's own non-FAQ section. Either as a page on the website or as a page in the documentation. //Magnus