Quoting Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 14:17:41 -0500, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ... > > Suppose 8.0 is released in December or January. Is it a sane thing > > to put 8.0 in a shipping product within the first two months of its > > release? I know that 8.0 is an enormous release, but I'm hoping some > > of the old-timers can extrapolate from previous major version > > upgrades. > > Based on what I have seen, I think the risks of odd things happening with > this major release is greater than any since 7.1 (which is as far back > as I go). You need to consider which features in 8.0 you want that are > not in 7.4.6.
I assume I have no choice about the backup writer. Suppose I don't use any new features. The question is then whether I'm likely to be affected by a regression. > You also need to consider how much testing you will be > able to do before the March code freeze. We'll be doing extensive testing between code freeze and our ship date. Jack Orenstein ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
