EOL is when?

Started by Magnus Haganderover 15 years ago5 messages
#1Magnus Hagander
magnus@hagander.net

Our versioning policy
(http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_Release_Support_Policy)
says that we EOL 7.4 and 8.0 "July 2010". Does that mean July 1st or
July 31st?

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#2Heikki Linnakangas
heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com
In reply to: Magnus Hagander (#1)
Re: EOL is when?

On 24/06/10 14:41, Magnus Hagander wrote:

Our versioning policy
(http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_Release_Support_Policy)
says that we EOL 7.4 and 8.0 "July 2010". Does that mean July 1st or
July 31st?

Probably means one more minor release, and that's it.

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Heikki Linnakangas
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

#3Magnus Hagander
magnus@hagander.net
In reply to: Heikki Linnakangas (#2)
Re: EOL is when?

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 15:39, Heikki Linnakangas
<heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

On 24/06/10 14:41, Magnus Hagander wrote:

Our versioning policy
(http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_Release_Support_Policy)
says that we EOL 7.4 and 8.0 "July 2010". Does that mean July 1st or
July 31st?

Probably means one more minor release, and that's it.

Yes, but I care about what actual date we mean. A month is a lot of time :-)

--
Magnus Hagander
Me: http://www.hagander.net/
Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/

#4Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Magnus Hagander (#3)
Re: EOL is when?

Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 15:39, Heikki Linnakangas
<heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

On 24/06/10 14:41, Magnus Hagander wrote:

Our versioning policy
(http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_Release_Support_Policy)
says that we EOL 7.4 and 8.0 "July 2010". Does that mean July 1st or
July 31st?

Probably means one more minor release, and that's it.

Yes, but I care about what actual date we mean. A month is a lot of time :-)

There is no "actual date" as yet. Whenever the next set of minor
releases come out will be the last one for 7.4 and 8.0. We'll keep
back-patching those branches as appropriate up till then.

regards, tom lane

#5Simon Riggs
simon@2ndQuadrant.com
In reply to: Tom Lane (#4)
Re: EOL is when?

On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 10:32 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:

Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 15:39, Heikki Linnakangas
<heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

On 24/06/10 14:41, Magnus Hagander wrote:

Our versioning policy
(http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_Release_Support_Policy)
says that we EOL 7.4 and 8.0 "July 2010". Does that mean July 1st or
July 31st?

Probably means one more minor release, and that's it.

Yes, but I care about what actual date we mean. A month is a lot of time :-)

There is no "actual date" as yet. Whenever the next set of minor
releases come out will be the last one for 7.4 and 8.0. We'll keep
back-patching those branches as appropriate up till then.

I think we should have both.

People need an exact date so they can discuss in their organisations the
consequences of not upgrading. Without a date, those discussions become
more complicated because it sounds like our intentions are unclear and
may be subject to change.

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Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com
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