[ale] NanoPC

[JD]

I agree 100%.

I learned long ago that forward compatibility is hard (or impossible).  Best to
keep developer systems (web, script, compiled languages) at least 2 yrs behind
current releases.  If it isn't listed as "stable" with 3+ yrs of real support,
don't allow it inside an enterprise.

Also, don't allow installation from source if there is a package (even old)
available.



On 03/06/2014 11:27 AM, Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
> I'm constantly arguing with boneheaded web developers who go and do their development on the latest bleeding-edge release of Ubuntu, Fedora, or OpenSUSE on a VM on their workstations, then expect me to upgrade the PHP on our SLES servers to that version on their test VM.
> At this point, I have to point out that we provide test/dev space on an identical server to production for a reason...and then they stomp and rant and rave, and I have to escalate to management and let them tell them "not just no, but hell no" on pulling in unsupported PHP packages or setting them up a special Debuntu VM for their site.
> Bleeding edge releases + web developers = a deadly combination and a huge security problem.
> Allen B.
> 
> --
> Allen Beddingfield
> Systems Engineer
> The University of Alabama
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> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [ale-bounces at ale.org] on behalf of dev null zero two [dev.null.02 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 10:15 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] NanoPC
> 
> I constantly argue with my manager about Debian vs CentOS (RHEL) for servers :-\
> 
> 
> also OS X is a pretty great OS for desktop/laptop usage.
>