--On Thursday, June 05, 2008 08:03:44 +0200 Torfinn Ingolfsen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:19:03 -0700
Jo Rhett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Edwin, I've been building testbed environments for over 20 years in
my professional career. I know a lot more than this basic concept.
The costs in our environment for a proper testbed is $20k in
hardware and 3000 man hours. That's for a small test of comparable
small changes to the existing environment.
Why would we take on this cost only to re-document well known and
already acknowledged bugs? I mean, really?
I'm surprised that a test environment (for upgrade testing, load
testing, release testing) isn't already in place.
Some people (customers and operators alike) might think it is
unprofessional and unsafe to run a production system without a test
system available.
If you have a test system available, why don't you use it?
I am offended by the tone of many of the responses to Jo Rhett's *legitimate*
arguments that *perhaps* the EOL of 6.2 is a bit premature. I think some folks
need to take a break, push away from the keyboard and reduce the insulting
rhetoric they are casting his way.
He has been more than clear that he routinely donates time and equipment to the
community. If all you can do is insult him, perhaps you should consider
shutting up.
Please note: this is *not* directed only at the person to whom I responded but
to all those who have chosen to take the low road rather than engage Jo in
professional discussion.
--
Paul Schmehl
As if it wasn't already obvious,
my opinions are my own and not
those of my employer.
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