Hi Michael, All I have to say is thank you very much. Thanks for this explanation, that's what I was looking for. So, I will figure out which is the most convenient update schedule for me and I will build a sandbox for this exclusive purpose. Not only FS rocks, but the community too. Kudos
Pablo On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Michael Collins <m...@freeswitch.org> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Pablo Hernan Saro <pablos...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> First of all, thanks for your answers. You guys are awesome and FS >> rocks. Don't take it the wrong way... > > No offense taken. > >> My custom is to install production systems using stable versions and >> apply the corresponding security patches as soon as they are released. >> But I don't change software versions until I really need to do it (for >> example when I need a new functionality). > > Nothing wrong with this custom. > >> I've installed production systems using FS SVN trunk, but it changes >> every day. So, to keep it up to date I have to re-compile it every >> week at least. > > Understood. Production systems have their own issues. One custom that > is common is to have a production system and a "sandbox" system. You > could have your sandbox system to a "make current" every night and you > could run simple tests via cron to see if anything important to you is > somehow broken. If all is well then you know that you can upgrade your > production system. > >> I was wondering if there is a version you can affirm has no major >> bugs. If not, there is no problem with that... Just wondering... > > This is a tough one. It may be a minor bug to me but it could be a > major bug to you. In other words this is almost an impossible question > to answer. This much I can say: the FS devs make lots of changes each > day but they don't leave the SVN trunk in an unstable state at any > point, especially at the end of the day. (GMT -6 time zone.) > > The bottom line is still the same: FreeSWITCH is one of those rare > software projects where the SVN trunk is almost always more stable and > less buggy than the most recent "stable" release. My recommendation to > you is to find the update schedule that works best for you, be it > daily, weekly or some other period. > > -MC > > _______________________________________________ > Freeswitch-users mailing list > Freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org > http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-users > UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-users > http://www.freeswitch.org > _______________________________________________ Freeswitch-users mailing list Freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-users UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-users http://www.freeswitch.org