On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:24:35 -0500, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > > Why would you need to take it down? All you need to do is restart > > Apache after the update. > > > > I have to test, like, 200 websites to make sure they still work. > Something /always/ breaks. > > Apache was just an example. PHP is the same way: functions get removed, > renamed, or just subtly changed. I can't replace Dovecot with users > logged in. I can't upgrade/restart postgresql while clients are hitting > it. If I'm working remotely, I don't want to update openvpn, iptables, > or even openssh. There's a long list of packages that I just ain't > gonna mess with during the day.
And you test all this on production servers? -- Neil Bothwick A friend of mine sent me a postcard with a satellite photo of the entire planet on it, and on the back he wrote, "Wish you were here."
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