I would suggest trying it: it is very nifty and I don't think any of the
blockers are of the completely-non-functional-type.

This also lets you find your own "I can't rely on this until..."
blockers and get those bugs in.  If you can deal with a couple weeks of
"should I trust this?" doubts in your head (just remember: it is about
the music) you can be sure that any critical bugs you find will get
fixed asap.  You can always go back to 6.5.x if it really annoys you. 
(And the new Default skin did annoy me for a while, but I grew to like
it, and use it more than the also nifty improved Fishbone.)

There is a distinct advantage in testing-right-before-release: the
software is very much in Bugfix Only mode, so it is the perfect time to
go bughunting.

You just need to have patience and a bit of risk, though, really, mine
has been working fine except for some deb packaging mishaps a couple
weeks ago.  But I'd rather see you find bugs that drive you nuts now
than to wait until it is released and you have to install a nightly
snapshot for any bugs you find.

(As with all software, there will be bugs.  Those of us who were
subjected to Program Correctness classes in CS got told that if we
actually -used- anything we were taught in that class in the real
world, we would be fired for non-productivity.  Spending a couple hours
to prove 10 lines of code were exactly correct is not a good use of
time.)

Sadly, the smack-things-with-a-hammer-until-they-break is the most
efficient method of testing software.  Get a hammer and smack away
while people are chomping to get things fixed immediately.


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