Re: commit fests

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2010-01-23T01:17:25Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Tom Lane wrote:
> Another problem is that it's very debatable whether users (as opposed
> to developers) want a fast release cycle.  Some of that reluctance to
> update might dissipate if we had a better upgrade-in-place story, but
> by no means all of it.  People don't want to have to retest their
> applications every six months.
>
>
>   

Or even more than once every few years. This is a consideration that is 
often ignored in our discussions, unfortunately.

cheers

andrew