Synchronizing package defaults with Linuxes?

[Alfred Perlstein]

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