Don Y <pgsql@DakotaCom.Net> writes:
> Jim C. Nasby wrote:
>> This is a very minor reason why you should be running the most recent
>> 8.0.x release and not 8.0.3. A much bigger reason is that there are
>> data-loss bugs that have been fixed.
> The folks watching the Postgres releases haven't yet said
> we need to "step forward".
Are these folks actually watching, or just asleep at the wheel?
8.0.4, 8.0.5, and 8.0.6 each contain a fix for a can-bite-anyone-at-
any-time data-loss bug. Even if you are convinced you do not care
about any of the numerous other bugs those releases fix, I will have
zero sympathy for you when your 8.0.3 installation eats your data
because of one of those bugs.
> I don't believe any other folks have experienced major lossage
> (here) under 8.0.3.
Read the archives. Other people have gotten bit; are you feeling
lucky? If so why?
(Just for the record, there are new updates coming out Tuesday,
and my actual recommendation today would be to wait for 8.0.8.
But once it's out, you need to get off your duff.)
regards, tom lane