Re: 7.0-BETA1

On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 02:00:42PM +0500, rihad wrote:
rihad wrote:

How risky is it to start using 7.0-BETA1 in production, with the
intention of upgrading to release as soon as possible? Thanks.

My question was more a theoretical one: it's called BETA for some
reason, otherwise it'd still be in HEAD. To me BETA means that no major
architectural changes are expected in it any more, no?

Yes, but it doesn't mean that there can't be undiscovered bugs that could
cause problems.


Our machine-to-be is quite mission-critical... But if I start with the
latest 6.x release, it would be more difficult to migrate to 7.0 when it
comes out than if I start with 7.0-BETA?. I've known people running
4-STABLE or 5-STABLE branches on mission-critical machines, without even
bothering to upgrade, but I think they're stress-testing their luck ;-)
So I don't want to join their camp, that's why I asked for advice ;-)
Again it's named BETA for a reason, so it could be less intrusive than
STABLE?..

I will definitely start with beta if it reaches BETA2 in a week or two -
the time I got ;-) Thanks for advice.

Well, if it is a "machine-to-be", then I suspect that you should be safe
in starting with 7.0-BETA. First, there don't appear to be any serious
problems with it, and second, if it is a new build "machine-to-be", then
you will have the opportunity to do the testing required to ensure that
there are no problems (in your situation) prior to rollout.


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