Re: Odd release numbers for development versions?

Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> "Robert B. Easter" <reaster@comptechnews.com> writes:
> > Like 7.0.x would be the current stable branch. 7.1.x, the current
> > development branch.  The next stable branch would be 7.2.x.  Within
> > the current even release stable branch, maybe only do bug fixes.  In
> > the odd dev releases, focus on new/experiemental.  Both branches could
> > have very frequent *.x revisions/builds.
 
> This has been proposed before, and rejected before.  The key developers
> mostly don't believe that the Linux style "release early, release often"
> approach is appropriate for the Postgres project.  Few people are
> interested in running beta-quality databases, so there's no point in
> going to the effort of maintaining two development tracks.

If the Linux kernel used CVS like a reasonable Free Software effort,
then the current odd/even split wouldn't even be necessary.  We use CVS
-- if you want development trees to play with, you fetch the tree by
anon CVS and update as often as you need to.  There is absolutely no
need for a Linux-style release system with CVS.

Don't get me wrong; I like and use Linux.  I just like the PostgreSQL
development model better.

"Release Stable; release when necessary" is all that is needed when the
developers use CVS properly.  You want to be a developer?  Grab the CVS
tree and start hacking.  Patches are readily accepted if they are
acceptable.

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Lamar Owen
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