Quoting Kevin Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Would you install something onto a production box without testing it first? > I test everything before it goes into production. Therefore, actually > emerging the app doesn't worry me, because I know it will compile > correctly, > and install in my environment. I've already done it in test.
There is a difference between you testing a package for a couple hours, and having it tested by a distributor. Before a version of Red Hat/MDK/whatever comes out, the packages are tested by the author, in the lab, in alpha tests, in beta tests, etc. Then once the distro. has his the market it is tested by thousands of other people. I love having a system with the latest and greatest software but there are drawbacks. Just because a new version is released doesn't mean that it has less bugs than the old version. It could have a new bug that you missed, and then fucks up your server. Where as someone using Red Hat 7.3 or 8.0 still gets the security updates but also has the security of knowing that their packages have been tested by thousands of people, and have a better chance of working properly than something that was released yesterday and is running in your production environment today. Jesse
