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From: Peter Eisentraut <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: Bruce Momjian <[email protected]>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <[email protected]>
Cc: Andrew Hammond <[email protected]>
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?
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:42:43 +0100
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> OK, the FAQ now has:
>
>     <P>The PostgreSQL team makes only bug fixes in minor releases,

I don't think there is a causality between the above and the below.

>     so, for example, upgrading from 7.4.8 to 7.4.9 does not require
>     a dump and restore;  merely stop the database server, install
>     the updated binaries, and restart the server.</P>

>     <P>All users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as
> soon as it is available.  While upgrades always have some risk,
> PostgreSQL minor releases fix only common bugs to reduce the risk of
> upgrading. The community considers <i>not</i> upgrading more risky
> that upgrading.</P>

What is a "common bug"?

-- 
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/



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