Subversion 1.5 Upgrade
Posted by Runako Godfrey Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:03:00 GMT
We have received many inquiries regarding our plans for Subversion 1.5 at ProjectLocker. I'd like to take a moment to outline our plans specific to Subversion 1.5, as well as present the guidelines that we use to schedule upgrades to major system components.
Our guideline at ProjectLocker is to allow at least 60 days of burn-in for any major software release. This allows other users to put the software to real-world tests in a variety of environments. It also typically allows any major issues to be discovered, and often resolved with an update release. Most well-supported open source software will generally stabilize within this time period, and the pace of updates will slow as development shifts to the next major version. Our goal behind this process is to ensure that any software that we put into production for our users is stable and unlikely to cause them major problems. Our aim is definitely not to be on the bleeding edge, but rather to be running a still-current version of all of our platform software.
In that light, our observation period for Subversion 1.5 is nearing its end. Our current plan is to upgrade our servers to Subversion 1.5.2 on October 11. Unless there are major new flaws discovered in the 1.5 line, we will send a note to our customers with details of the maintenance window we schedule for the upgrade (you will not get this notification unless you are on our maintenance mailing list). If there are major new flaws, or if 1.5.3 is released in the interim, we will make a determination as to how to proceed depending on the speciics. However, at this time we are building our plans around October 11.
Note that you will not have to upgrade your client when our servers migrate to 1.5, unless you plan to take advantage of certain 1.5 features. (See the release notes for details.)
I take it as an existing customer I will already be on the maintenance mailbing list? If not how do you get on it? (thought I'd ask here in case anyone else is thinking the same)
Scott -- While we'd certainly like all existing customers to be on our maintenance mailing lists, quite a few of our users have requested the ability to opt out of the maintenance emails. As a result, users have to manually add themselves to the maintenance list. Here's how to do this:
1) Log into the ProjectLocker Portal (My ProjectLocker for Enterprise customers).
2) Click the Edit Profile link on the left under User Links.
3) Check the desired boxes under Mailing Lists, and then click Save Changes. That's all there is to it!
dear all, my line manager has asked me to upgrade subversion. first of all i have to create a plan with risks and issues included. pls do assist if you have any guidance? sincerely ajitchambers@hotmail.com