Thanks, I think I'll take the plunge. Nice bug tracker here:
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list Mats Bengtsson-4 wrote: > > The installers are the same (or updated) so that shouldn't > be an issue. What could be an issue is bugs, but from the top > of my head, I don't know any really critical ones in the latest > 2.9.x versions (however, see the new bug tracker that Graham > has began to fill with bug reports today). > > /Mats > > Rick Hansen (aka RickH) wrote: > >>Over the past several months I've become a fairly heavy use of Lilypond (non >>developer), I've been upgrading to the latest "stable" installer packages >>(currently have 2.8.5) as they are released with no big issues. I'm >>thinking this time I'd like to maybe upgrade with the "developer" installer >>package, since I'm seeing some enhancements that I'd like to take advantage >>of (currently 2.9.17) and I know the language a lot better now. >> >>Would a non-programmer have big issues with continuing their music using the >>developer releases? Do the developer setup packages install everything as >>smoothly as the "stable" packages? Or should a non-programmer, who is >>nevertheless confident with lp usage, still stick with the "stable" >>releases? Risk-wise I can tolerate minor software defects and workarounds, >>but would not want to install something that has "show stopper" bugs, but >>dont mind being on the "bleeding edge". >> >> >>Thanks for any insight on this from anyone testing new releases. >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > ============================================= > Mats Bengtsson > Signal Processing > Signals, Sensors and Systems > Royal Institute of Technology > SE-100 44 STOCKHOLM > Sweden > Phone: (+46) 8 790 8463 > Fax: (+46) 8 790 7260 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://www.s3.kth.se/~mabe > ============================================= > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Version-stability-tf2235348.html#a6198043 Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User forum at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
