Re: Version stability

[Graham Percival]

Rick Hansen (aka RickH) wrote:
> Would a non-programmer have big issues with continuing their music using the
> developer releases?  Do the developer setup packages install everything as
> smoothly as the "stable" packages?  Or should a non-programmer, who is
> nevertheless confident with lp usage, still stick with the "stable"
> releases?  Risk-wise I can tolerate minor software defects and workarounds,
> but would not want to install something that has "show stopper" bugs, but
> dont mind being on the "bleeding edge".

Great!  More usage means more testing which means better software.

However, be aware that "show stopper" bugs *will* occur -- we obviously 
try to avoid them, but I can pretty much guarantee that there will be at 
least one before the next stable release.  When they do, just remember 
that you're using the non-stable package: send a polite email to -devel 
or bug- letting us know about the problem, and then downgrade your 
version of lilypond to the previous version.

Cheers,
- Graham