Re: [HACKERS] cvs log for libpq-int.h ...

On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > 
> > Just curious, but why...?
> > 
> > revision 1.10
> > date: 1999/07/13 20:00:37;  author: momjian;  state: Exp;  lines: +2 -2
> > Redefine cpu's as __cpu__.  Only for 6.6 branch.
> > 
> > 
> > Why 'Only for 6.6...'?  
> 
> 6.5.* is a dead branch.

>From a development standpoint, yes...from a commercial standpoint,
no...6.5.x represents our only stable branch until v6.6 takes over its
place...

I'm planning on maintaining it such that if a client calls up, running
v6.5.x and saying there is a bug, we can easily supply a patch to him to
fix it...telling a commercial/production site that "its fixed in v6.6,
which will be out in 4 months", IMHO, is no longer acceptable...

Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
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