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<H1>Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for
PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Sat Mar 3 11:12:29 EST 2007</P>
<P>Last updated: Mon Mar 5 13:03:51 EST 2007</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>)<BR>
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assistance?<BR>
<A href="#item1.18">1.18</A>) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL web
site development?<BR>
<A href="#item1.19">1.19</A>) What is the timeline for the next major
PostgreSQL release?<BR>
<A href="#item1.20">1.20</A>) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git,
<A href="#item1.19">1.19</A>) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git,
Monotone, VSS, &lt;insert your favorite SCM system here&gt;?
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, the code for the next version of the website is under the
"portal" module.</P>
<H3 id="item1.19">1.19) What is the timeline for the next major
PostgreSQL release?</H3>
<P>The development schedule for the 8.3 release is:</P>
<UL>
<LI>March 1, 2007 - Initial community review of all major feature patches</LI>
<LI>April 1, 2007 - Feature freeze, all patches must be submitted for review and application</LI>
<LI>mid-May, 2007 - All patches applied, beta testing begins</LI>
<LI>July, 2007 - Release of 8.3.0</LI>
</UL>
<P>Patches that appear after appropriate dates are typically
not applied but held for the next major release.</P>
<H3 id="item1.19">1.19) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git,
Monotone, VSS, &lt;insert your favorite SCMS here&gt;?</H3>
<H3 id="item1.20">1.20) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git,
Monotone, VSS, &lt;insert your favorite SCMS here&gt;?</H3>
<P>Currently the core developers see no SCMS that will provide
enough benefit to outwiegh the pain involved in moving to a new
SCMS. Typical problems that must be addressed by any new SCMS include:</P>
<P>Currently the core developers see no SCMS that will provide
enough benefit to outwiegh the pain involved in moving to a new
SCMS. Typical problems that must be addressed by any new SCMS include:</P>
<ul>
<li>Run natively on all of our <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/supported-platforms.html">supported platforms</a>.</li>
<li>Integrate into the <a href="http://pgbuildfarm.org/">Buildfarm</a>.</li>
<li>Import our entire CVS Repository while preserving complete history.</li>
<li>Allow for anonymous checkouts.</li>
</ul>
<P>Currently there is no intention for switching to a new SCMS until at least the
end of the 8.4 development cycle sometime in late 2008. For more information
please refer to the mailing list archives.</P>
<ul>
<li>Run natively on all of our <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/supported-platforms.html">supported platforms</a>.</li>
<li>Integrate into the <a href="http://pgbuildfarm.org/">Buildfarm</a>.</li>
<li>Import our entire CVS Repository while preserving complete history.</li>
<li>Allow for anonymous checkouts.</li>
</ul>
<P>Currently there is no intention for switching to a new SCMS until at least the
end of the 8.4 development cycle sometime in late 2008. For more information
please refer to the mailing list archives.</P>
<H2>Technical Questions</H2>