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Re: (ASCEND) Ascend stock
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On Thu, 6 Nov 1997, Jason Nealis wrote:
> And this just isn't isolated to 1800's, try 4004's, TNT's. Whenever
> a OS release hits the FTP server, Many people are scared to run it, Most
> people are forced in running it to fix other problems, But by doing
> that they introduce new problems into their network.
> Anyone Agree??
Yup. :)
Actually, what I do is run one release behind whatever the latest is. I
wait for everyone else to try out the latest, fall over all the bugs,
while I just work around the known ones.
I can then come in at a civilised hour of the morning, and read the
reports in this list of all the bugs in the latest that kept people up to
all hours of the night. I then stare out the window and think, "I won't be
running *that* version, then." :)
Comes down to good business. Don't take any risks you don't know. A
release full of problems that are all known is far better than a release
whose problems aren't...
Cisco have tried this on me too, mind you - I have a 7513 which has had a
fair bit of trouble, and the first thing their TAC tried on me was, "have
you considering upgrading to 11.2.9?"
I just said show me a config from someone else with a 7513 running what I
am and running 11.2.x with an uptime of many weeks and I'll do it. They
couldn't show me that - so why should I take the risk?
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