Re: Numbering of the next release: 8.0 vs 7.4
Sander Steffann <sander@steffann.nl>
From: "Sander Steffann" <sander@steffann.nl>
To: "Justin Clift" <justin@postgresql.org>, "PostgreSQL Hackers Mailing List" <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2003-03-12T12:33:01Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Hi, > Would it be cool to decide on the version numbering of our next release > like this: > > + If it looks like we'll have Win32 and/or PITR recovery in time for > the next release, we call it PostgreSQL 8.0 > > + If not, we call it 7.4 Wouldn't a new FE/BE protocol be a better reason to call it 8.0? Raising the major version number together with introducing a new protocol which causes incompatibilities between new clients and older servers seems like a logical combination... Just a thought... :) Sander.