[Opensim-dev] mono & the client

[Ryan McDougall]

+1 to relying on or supporting only certain blessed versions of
software for testing and reporting. We shouldn't ignore other
versions, but it might be the only practical thing to do in some
cases.

Cheers,


On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:13 AM, Dahlia Trimble <dahliatrimble at gmail.com> wrote:
> I can see that using the most recent release version may be beneficial. One
> concern I have is the often difficult update process for mono, and the
> default versions that ship with popular linux distributions may not be the
> latest release version. I would prefer that if bugs are uncovered using
> popular versions, that we may want to address those bugs and only recommend
> upgrading as a last resort. This would allow a wider adoption than if we
> mandated the most recent mono version.  Along the same lines, there are
> circumstances where updating to the latest versions may be impractical or
> even impossible, such as in some rental servers or other circumstances where
> the user may not have the necessary capability to upgrade.
> This does not mean we should ignore newer versions. Testing on the latest
> release and or bleeding edge can provide more insight into what future
> popular releases hold in store.
>
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 8:31 PM, Nebadon Izumi <nebadon2025 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> slight correction on the last sentence, should have read:
>> now that 2.0 is no longer beta we should not be using 1.9.1 IMHO because
>> it does not encompass the full mono capabilities and performance
>> enhancements that  the *official* version offers.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Nebadon Izumi <nebadon2025 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> According to the Mono project website 2.0.1 is the current official
>>> release, and 1.9.1 is also considered a beta release of Mono and was never
>>> considered an official release of the software, it was always considered
>>> Beta 2.0, now that 2.0 is no longer beta we should not be using 1.9.1 IMHO
>>> because it does not encompass the full mono capabilities and performance
>>> enhancements that  the beta version offers.
>>>
>>> http://www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html
>>>
>>> Neb
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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