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. -- greg byshenk - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Leiden, NL _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
