Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:13:45 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Synchronizing package defaults with Linuxes? Message-ID: <534EE479.8010606@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20140416160006.GA36751@sekishi.zefyris.com> References: <lim202$m3f$1@ger.gmane.org> <534EA16F.5010704@marino.st> <20140416160006.GA36751@sekishi.zefyris.com>
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On 4/16/14, 9:00 AM, Francois Tigeot wrote: > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 05:27:43PM +0200, John Marino wrote: >> On 4/16/2014 15:53, Ivan Voras wrote: >>> What do you think of the idea of syncing versions in general, and this >>> example of PostgreSQL in particular? >> The example of PostgreSQL isn't really good because people have been >> asking for change in default for probably two years now. I have no clue >> as to why it hasn't changed but people do not want 9.0 as the default. >> >> BTW, DPorts has had postgresql 9.2 as the default for 15 months now, >> everything is fine, so there is no reason that I know of why FreeBSD >> isn't at least at 9.2. >> >> >> As for syncing with Linux -- I personally don't like the idea. The >> defaults should be picked deliberately, not because _____ Linux is at >> whatever version. > I tend to agree with John on both points. > > Changing default software versions to be in line with whatever the Linux > distribution of the week is doing is futile. He was talking about LTS (long term stability branches) not "flavor of the week". > > Changing default software versions to something reasonably stable and recent > makes sense. > > Concerning Postgres, 9.3 is the latest stable version, brings JSON support > to the table and doesn't need SYSV shared memory sysctl tuning anymore. > Making it the new default is the logical choice. > Except that the pressure on the vm is much worse than using sysvshm. -Alfred
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