Hackers,
Musing some other date-related things I stumbled upon the thought
that naming the upcoming release PostgreSQL 20 might be preferrable to
the current/expected "PostgreSQL 13".
Cons:
* Discontinuity in versions. 12 -> 20. Now that we have the precedent
of 9.6 -> 10 (for very good reasons, I think), this is probably a minor
issue... Mostly the inconvenience of having to add tests for the skipped
versions, I believe.
¿any others that I don't know about?
Pros:
* Simplified supportability assessment: PostgreSQL 20, released in
2020, would be supported until the release of PostgreSQL 25 (late 2025
if release cadence is kept as today). Simple and straightforward.
* We avoid users skipping the release altogether due to superstition
or analogous reasons ---might be a major issue in some cultures---.
Postgres 13 would be certainly skipped in production in some
environments that I know about o_0
Nothing really important, I guess. I think of it as a thought experiment
mostly, but might spark some ultimate useful debate.
Thanks,
/ J.L.