Try shorter release cycles

Posted May 31, 2015 8:56 UTC (Sun) by zenaan (guest, #3778)
In reply to: Try shorter release cycles by robbe
Parent article: PostgreSQL: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Point being, PostgreSQL's idea of "LTS" is all that matters for the details. The concept is the interesting part for any project for that matter. Just choose parameters appropriate to the project at issue for "LTS support duration", "normal release frequency", "LTS release frequence" etc.

For PostgreSQL may be:
- normal release every 3 or 4 months
- LTS release every 12, 18 or 24 months

This model provides:
- higher frequency normal releases to
. a) showcase new features to the public and
. b) reduce pressure on developers wanting to not miss an "infrequent annual" release; and

- lower frequency LTS releases to
. a) focus testing, stability and long term support resources
. b) satisfy "conservative/ enterprise" RDBMS admins

Everyone happy. This is a model proven to work - Firefox, Linux kernel and various distributions at the very least.