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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2007-02-21 16:08:05 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2007-02-21 16:08:05 +0000 |
| commit | 3986d713ac2da9b99ab2655a76171f94e6c7018c (patch) | |
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diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 8a5b24a789f..0a00edb2093 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff"> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> - <P>Last updated: Wed Feb 21 10:07:25 EST 2007</P> + <P>Last updated: Wed Feb 21 11:07:59 EST 2007</P> <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= "mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>) @@ -584,16 +584,16 @@ <H3 id="item3.6">3.6) What is the upgrade process for PostgreSQL?</H3> - <P>The PostgreSQL team makes only bug fixes in minor releases, - so, for example, upgrading from 7.4.8 to 7.4.9 does not require - a dump and restore; merely stop the database server, install - the updated binaries, and restart the server.</P> + <P>The PostgreSQL team adds only bug fixes to minor releases. All + users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as soon as it + is available. While upgrades always have some risk, PostgreSQL minor + releases fix only frequently-encountered bugs to reduce the risk of + upgrading. The community considers <i>not</i> upgrading more risky + that upgrading.</P> - <P>All users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as soon - as it is available. While upgrades always have some risk, PostgreSQL - minor releases fix only common bugs to reduce the risk of upgrading. - The community considers <i>not</i> upgrading more risky that - upgrading.</P> + <P>Upgrading to a minor release, e.g. 8.1.5 to 8.1.6, does not does + not require a dump and restore; merely stop the database server, + install the updated binaries, and restart the server.</P> <P>Major releases (e.g. from 7.3 to 7.4) often change the internal format of system tables and data files. These changes are often complex, |