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- PostgreSQL 2014-03-20 Update Release
+ PostgreSQL 2014-05-15 Update Release
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- <p><b>20<sup>th</sup> March 2014</b></p>
+ <p><b>15<sup>th</sup> May 2014</b></p>
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- The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces updates for all active
- branches of PostgreSQL, specifically versions 9.3.4, 9.2.8, 9.1.13, 9.0.17 and 8.4.21.
+ The PostgreSQL Global Development Group is pleased to announce the availability of
+ PostgreSQL 9.4 Beta 1, the first beta release of the upcoming 9.4 version.
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- <img src="/media/img/layout/blt_blu_arrow.png" width="6" height="6" alt="" /><a href="/about/news/1511/" title="Release Announcement">Release Announcement</a><br />
+ <img src="/media/img/layout/blt_blu_arrow.png" width="6" height="6" alt="" /><a href="/about/news/1522/" title="Release Announcement">Release Announcement</a><br />
<img src="/media/img/layout/blt_blu_arrow.png" width="6" height="6" alt="" /><a href="/download/" title="Download">Download</a><br />
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<h1>Beta Information</h1>
-<p>
-PostgreSQL 9.3 was <a href="/about/news/1481/">released</a> on Sep 9th, 2013.
-The development tree for 9.4 is open.
-</p>
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+<p>PostgreSQL beta and release candidate releases are pre-release testing versions, not meant for production use. They are feature-frozen, and we release these to the public for testing before our final release.</p>
+
+<p>The PostgreSQL Global Development Group strongly advises against using beta versions of PostgreSQL in production installations or active development projects. While the PostgreSQL code is continuously subject to a number of automated and manual tests, beta releases might have serious bugs. Features are subject to incompatible or removal at any time during the development of the betas.</p>
+
+<p>However, betas and release candidates are meant for everyone who uses PostgreSQL to test before the full release. The process of testing these betas will help the community to identify and fix bugs prior to release.</p>
+<p>The current beta release is PostgreSQL 9.4 beta 1. For more information on the current beta and how to test, please view the links below.
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/about/news/1522/">Release Announcement</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="/ftp/source/v9.4b1">Download 9.4 Beta 1 source code</a>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/HowToBetaTest">A Guide on PostgreSQL Beta Testing</a>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+{%endblock%}
<h2>Test Builds </h2>
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- <li><a href="/developer/alpha">Current Alpha release information</a></li>
+ <li><a href="/developer/beta/">Current Beta release information</a></li>
<li><a href="/ftp/snapshot/dev/">Download nightly code build</a></li>
<li><a href="/download/snapshots">Download periodic binary builds</a></li>
<li><a href="http://buildfarm.postgresql.org/">Distributed Build Farm</a></li>