Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
>> I certainly will not be applying any jdbc stuff to 7.1.X. I was told
>> not to apply stuff during beta. I am sure not going to apply anything
>> to a minor release.
> OK, but if someone takes responsibility for the accuracy and
> effectiveness of a patch, then it should be considered for application.
> We had trouble during beta applying larger patches or patches which were
> not correct; some of which could be vetted by simple inspection.
Bruce got pounded (quite properly I thought) for applying patches
during late beta that he had not verified and indeed was not in a
position to verify. The rules need to be at least as stringent for
patches that go into a stable-release branch, since we don't normally
do much beta testing for dot-releases. But as long as someone has
adequately checked the patch, I don't think there should be a rule
against putting bug fixes into 7.1.* ...
regards, tom lane