Re: [HACKERS] LIMITS

> Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> >> Until  Marc  officially  releases  BETA,  you  should allways
> >> compile clean and run initdb after cvs updates. It's not  the
> >> first time you've got trapped by this.
> 
> > But we have been in beta officially since at least May 1.  Why is this
> > not beta?
> 
> I think Jan's point is that what we call a beta is not as stable as
> what other people call a beta, and that calling the test releases
> alpha releases would convey a more accurate impression of their
> stability.  I don't agree, but he's got a tenable position.

I don't think our betas are less stable, but the dump/reload requirement
is clearly not something for a beta release.  We _usually_ get through a
beta release without such changes, but the MVCC stuff has required it.

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