Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost> writes: > I think it is time again to prune some PostgreSQL versions. So I would > like to kill 8.4 and 9.0 now and change the default version to 9.2. No objections to changing the default to 9.2, but I think we should be asking the MAINTAINER of the postgresql packages. Again, I think the issue for removing packages is what best serves the interests of users. Updating postgres across branches is a pain, and 8.4 and 9.0 are both still supported by postgresql.org. My usual question is whether we can say to someone who is running 8.4: "It's lame that you haven't updated yet, so you're out of luck." I'm not super plugged in to postgresql culture, but I don't think we're there yet. On the postgresql.org site, they say that 1) 8.4 is EOL in July of 2014 and 2) it's recommended to update to the latest point release of the branch you are running. See http://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/ I don't see a lot of maintenance hassle in the older postgresql versions. Looking at postgresql84/Makefile.common, I see a 2-line update a few times a year that has that "update version and regen distinfo" look about it. I expect that changes to the 8.4 branch (and all branches older than 9.2, maybe even 9.2) will be bugfixes only. If the person doing the updates wants to do it, I don't think it's reasonable to object. If people on pkgsrc-releng@ want to speak up and object, I think we should listen, but I haven't heard that. Plus, I see adam@ as MAINTAINER and the one doing the updates, so I don't think it's reasonable for other people to remove these packages. (If adam@ thought it was time to remove them, I'd be very inclined to accept his judgement as maintainer.)
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