I generally stay up to date, but with the original 5.4 release leaving processes running in Windows, I've stayed at 5.3. I fully expect to move to 5.5 when it comes out (I usually also monitor this list for a while to see if there are any unpleasant bugs in the new release before I update).
On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 3:29 AM G R Hewitt <hewit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Minty fresh bugs! I like the sound of that; maybe let Bill Gates in on the > conversation - who knows where that will lead. > Minty Bugs for all - delicious! > > On Wed, 6 Dec 2023 at 07:05, AP <gnuc...@inml.grue.cc> wrote: > > > On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 02:10:59PM -0500, Eric Chapman wrote: > > > I do scan through the posts to the GNUcash user list, so I know there > > were > > > some issues with 5.x when it came out. But is 5.4 really up to every > day > > > work with no glitches? > > > > For my use, yes but I've had it crash under duress (noob learning spree). > > :) > > > > > Any advice at all? > > > > No software is perfect. > > > > No version is perfect. > > > > No upgrade is pefect. > > > > With each upgrade of any software you'll get less of the old bugs and > more > > of > > the minty fresh bugs. The hope is that there will be less new bugs than > > (now > > removed) old bugs and that they will be less devastating in nature. > > > > That said I like my bugs minty fresh so I'm on 5.4 and will upgrade when > > the > > upgrade comes. > > > > Now, if you want to give it a go, make a backup of your 4.x files and > then > > run > > 5.4 on what you have. Poke, prod and twiddle until you feel ok about it. > > Then > > delete those files, copy the 4.x files back from your backup and start > > work in > > 5.4 in earnest. > > > > And above all else, always have backups. They'll lead to less salt in > your > > life which, in turn, will lead to less heart problems. ;) > > > > Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey rlo...@gmail.com Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
