On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 20:47 -0500, Patrick Ferrick wrote: <a> > Which brings me to another question: by upgrading to frantic ferret or > whatever the latest Ubuntu distro is called, am I taking a risk that my > hard-won ini tweaks will no longer work? Can I expect my current ini > files to work with the latest EMC2? Doesn't seem likely, if new > features require extra ini code; I'm just really in "if it works, don't > fix it" mode big time.
We've been in that "works" mode for a number of years. Once I get a system on a machine that does what it's supposed to I tend not to upgrade until I've done a lot of testing on the target version. One down side of the current upgrade process is that the replacement does exactly that replaces the old. In my case, I compile the new as a R-I-P. That way I can keep the old install and use it while testing the newer. That is not a good solution for those less willing/able to compile. Now for a thought on the latest greatest Ubuntu releases. This box is still a 5.10 -- whatever it's name was. I did recently have to change the locations of the ubuntu repositories in order to add a package that had been added to the compile configuration if you want to read the docs. I'm a believer in release source early and often because it allows faster evolution of the code. At the same time, I'm not a believer in keeping all my PC's up to date with the latest greatest releases. That's just inviting trouble. Ray ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
