Re: [SLE] 9.0 coming tomorrow (Sep. 30)? BEWARE

From: Curtis Rey (crey_at_san.rr.com)
Date: 09/30/03

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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 18:12:17 -0500

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    On Monday September 29 2003 14:40, Bruce Marshall wrote:
    > On Monday 29 September 2003 13:30 pm, Curtis Rey wrote:
    > > > Uhh gee.... I ran SuSE 8.0 for almost a year with no problems at
    > > > all... but yet I tossed 8.1 in the trash after 4 long days of
    > > > trying to get it to work ok...
    > > >
    > > > Sounds like you've been running too many versions of M$ software.
    > >
    > > ?
    >
    > I assumed you were saying that any 'X.0' version was to be viewed with
    > suspicion. I was disagreeing.

    I was not trying to scare anyone away from an x.0 version, or make the
    inference that it would be unstable. I was also not directing it to the more
    savvy and experienced users. Moreover, there are new Linux users coming on
    board all the time. Some have previous experience with 'nix, some have come
    over from M$, or Mac, etc. I think it's easy from many of the many Linux
    faithful to forget that Linux noobs may not have insight into things we take
    for granted or as happen stance.

    Anders (as usual) has a good take on the situation. One should try to regard
    upgrades in a more deliberate manner and not just blindely upgrading an OS
    because of a version number or for that matter a new release. I personally
    have no compunction in upgrading. I have no illusions about any postive or
    negative effects this may have.

    But regarding the end users that are using this and may percieve the new
    version as a fix, or a set of new features, or whatever might want to
    consider that one should, again, try to do this in as thorough a manner as
    possibe. If one has data that they can't afford to loose - back it up. If
    one can't afford the downtime that may or may not happen then find a way to
    install the new version on a system that won't cause them that unwanted
    downtime so they can see before hand if any issues need to be addressed prior
    to installing the new version on a more critically needed machine.

    So, I not trying to suggest one needs to be suspicious rather one need to be
    thoughtful regarding this. Moreover the new users need to "be a"ware" of
    this. As I stated before, inevitably there are those posts by people that
    find themselves in a situation they would prefer not to be in, and this seems
    to peak after a new version is released - this is to whom and why I posted.

    Cheers, Curits :)
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