production usage of test releases. (was abandoning FC3-T2)

[seth vidal]

On Thu, 2004-10-07 at 16:46 -0700, Jon Savage wrote:
> > So far, 1 got crushed on yum, so I've disabled updates service on the
> > remaining 4, I say this was a solid test release, and quite stable,
> > this was the 4th day running FC3T2, my only complain on FC2 (two) and
> I prefer *not* to enable the nightly yum update feature on test
> releases, call me crazy but I prefer to read the rawhide reports & see
> a little list traffic prior to blindly upgrading  to
> whatevertheheckeatsbabiestoday(tm). The nightly update feature is neat
> for stable releases as far as workstations is concerned, dunno if I'd
> *ever* put it on a server though.
> 

As the primary author of yum I'll say this. I use the nightly update
feature only on systems where I control the repository or where I know
the people who control the repositories it uses.

In a structured environment where you control your repositories and you
know what's being submitted to each, it's a lifesaver.

-sv