Mark
On 4/13/07, Chris Travers <..hidden..> wrote:
>
> 1.3.0 is the version to wait for if you are trying to upgrade from SL 2.8.
>
> Otherwise I would suggest as follows: Upgrade immediately to 1.1.x.
> This significantly tightens security and data integrity. Additionally
> I recommend watching 1.2.x for a while and then upgrading. SQL-Ledger
> (all versions) have serious security issues we have sent to Dieter
> which have been ignored and others which have only been partially
> fixed. However, if you need transitional support, we can provide it
> as a community.
>
> The upgrade to 1.1.x should be as simple as any SQL-Ledger upgrade.
> However, we do tighten some of the integrity controls and occasionally
> people run into problems cases where the data in the db is in an
> inconsistant state. If you do, write for help or contact us on #irc
> and we can help you sort through it.
>
> The upgrade from 1.1.x to 1.2.x is a little rough. We have made a
> number of changes, which although they are again good security design,
> break a lot of backwards compatability. These include:
> 1) User information is stored in the database (we have a script to
> migrate users)
> 2) No server writeable and executable perl scripts ;-)
> 3) Some template syntax changes (we have a script to migrate these)
>
> The 1.3.x transition may be a little rough in other ways. User
> management is going to change again for the better, and the template
> structure will change. 1.3.x will almost certainly have a great
> number of changes and new features but we are still working on exactly
> where we are drawing the line :-)
>
> * Custom templates may need a little work to be compatable with 1.3.
>
> After 1.3.x, the transitions should get easier. Hope this helps.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Chris Travers
>
> On 4/13/07, M Lubratt <..hidden..> wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I just tried to upgrade to SL 2.8.0. I encountered bugs and changes to
the
> > UI which made my job more difficult. So, I've "re-wound" my upgrade and
> > I've started looking at LS. My current installation works well for what
I
> > need. However; I like the direction that LS is going (referential
> > integrity, numeric types, newer APIs, moving logic into the database,
etc).
> > I've seen people mention that version 1.3 is the version to wait for.
So,
> > after a long introduction, my question is: Will my migration path
become
> > more difficult the longer I wait to switch to LS? Afterall, LS is
having
> > teething problems (bugs) as well.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
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