From 0f9652848bc8fbb1b3f893f04789cc0e78a70d76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 15:22:20 +0000
Subject: Add mention that everyone should upgrade to minor releases.

---
 doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 26 +++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

(limited to 'doc/src')

diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 35a33e9fdf4..c255e51919c 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: Thu May 18 23:52:32 EDT 2006</P>
+    <P>Last updated: Tue May 23 11:22:06 EDT 2006</P>
 
     <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
     "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
      <A href="#item1.3">1.3</A>) What is the copyright of PostgreSQL?<BR>
      <A href="#item1.4">1.4</A>) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?<BR>
      <A href="#item1.5">1.5</A>) Where can I get PostgreSQL?<BR>
-     <A href="#item1.6">1.6</A>) What is the latest release?<BR>
+     <A href="#item1.6">1.6</A>) What is the most recent release?<BR>
      <A href="#item1.7">1.7</A>) Where can I get support?<BR>
      <A href="#item1.8">1.8</A>) How do I submit a bug report?<BR>
      <A href="#item1.9">1.9</A>) How do I find out about known bugs or
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     <A href="ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/">
     ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/</A>.</P>
 
-    <H3 id="item1.6">1.6) What is the latest release?</H3>
+    <H3 id="item1.6">1.6) What is the most recent release?</H3>
 
     <P>The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 8.1.4.</P>
 
@@ -573,13 +573,21 @@
     <H3 id="item3.6">3.6) Why do I need to do a dump and restore
     to upgrade between major PostgreSQL releases?</H3>
 
-    <P>The PostgreSQL team makes only small changes between minor releases,
-    so upgrading from 7.4.0 to 7.4.1 does not require a dump and restore.
-    However, major releases (e.g. from 7.3 to 7.4) often change the internal
+    <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>All users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as
+    soon as it is available.  While every upgrade has some risk,
+    PostgreSQL minor releases are designed to fix only common bugs
+    with the least risk.  The community considers <i>not</i> upgrading
+    more risky that upgrading.</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,
-    so we don't maintain backward compatibility for data files. A dump outputs
-    data in a generic format that can then be loaded in using the new internal
-    format.</P>
+    so we don't maintain backward compatibility for data files. A dump/reload
+    of the database is required for major upgrades.</P>
 
     <H3 id="item3.7">3.7) What computer hardware should I use?</H3>
 
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