On Jun 20, 10:14 am, Faye <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> We're thinking of migrating from Ruby on Rails to web2py, but have
> some concerns about making the switch:
>
> 1. Does web2py officially support Python 2.6.2? Our standard server
> configurations use Python 2.6.2 and we don't want to install/support
> two pythons.
Python 2.5 is the preferred platform as there is an issue with Auth/
Python 2.6 interaction I believe.
>
> 2. Are web2py security fixes/updates timely and backwards
> compatible? We can't upgrade to major new (incompatible) versions
> just to get security fixes.
>
Yes. Published in Trunk. I have yet to have a backward compatibility
issue with Web2Py.
> 3. What is web2py's release & support policy? How long is each major
> version of web2py supported with secuirty & bug fixes before being
> retired? An official policy like Ubuntu would help ease concerns on
> the enterprise because it makes planning ahead easy.
>
That varies. 1.64.1 was out a couple of weeks ago and was just
followed by 1.64.2 this week.
If you followed just major point release you should be ok as that is
my practice and it has worked well so far.
> 4. What is web2py's recommended plugin/library to use Paypal IPN?
> This needs to be stable--not bet--since it deals with monetary
> transactions.
>
There is one. It is marked experimental. But I would not have that
hold you back. Seems every time I have had a project that touches
PayPal, even with a 'plug-in' there seems to be something that needs
tweaking. (C++, Python, Glassfish ) Guess what I am saying is my I
have yet to have a code bundle work out of the box with PayPal.
> FWIW, one important reason looking for alternatives to Ruby On Rails
> is security. We want to easily fix underlying security issues with
> the language and the framework. But we don't see a way to get
> automatic & fast security updates on Ruby On Rails without backwards
> compatibility concerns.
Might want to look here http://www.web2py.com/examples/default/tools
>
> If Ruby (the language) and RoR (the framework) had an official release
> policy similar to Ubuntu, we probably wouldn't be looking at
> alternatives. So I'm hoping other frameworks don't make the same
> mistake.
The bigger issue is do you get answers? It does no good to have a
stable point release schedule, run up against a problem, pose the
issue and get dead silence for a reply.
You might want to look here - http://www.web2py.com/AlterEgo/default/show/103
for RoR migration.
There is also a VirtualBox evaluation VM for use -- http://web2pyzip.onodot.com/
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