Comments on: Software becomes obsolete almost overnight http://ldstech.org/2008/03/20/software-becomes-obsolete-almost-overnight/ Insights on technology development affecting the LDS community Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: David http://ldstech.org/2008/03/20/software-becomes-obsolete-almost-overnight/#comment-16 David Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:57:12 +0000 http://ldstech.org/2008/03/20/software-becomes-obsolete-almost-overnight/#comment-16 Well now that the stable release for WordPress 2.5 is available, I downloaded and installed it. I had to be a bit careful not to overwrite my customizations, but more the most part it was a fairly painless installation, taking about 20 minutes. This mostly consisted of FTPing the files to my web host and double checking which files needed to be preserved. Well now that the stable release for WordPress 2.5 is available, I downloaded and installed it. I had to be a bit careful not to overwrite my customizations, but more the most part it was a fairly painless installation, taking about 20 minutes. This mostly consisted of FTPing the files to my web host and double checking which files needed to be preserved.

]]> By: Joseph Scott http://ldstech.org/2008/03/20/software-becomes-obsolete-almost-overnight/#comment-9 Joseph Scott Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:13:39 +0000 http://ldstech.org/2008/03/20/software-becomes-obsolete-almost-overnight/#comment-9 One of the features that has been worked on for 2.5 is a more automated mechanism for updating WordPress installs. I personally pull my WordPress installs directly from the Subversion repository, which makes updating extremely easy. Usually one 'svn up' and I'm done. One of the features that has been worked on for 2.5 is a more automated mechanism for updating WordPress installs. I personally pull my WordPress installs directly from the Subversion repository, which makes updating extremely easy. Usually one ’svn up’ and I’m done.

]]> By: David http://ldstech.org/2008/03/20/software-becomes-obsolete-almost-overnight/#comment-8 David Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:02:36 +0000 http://ldstech.org/2008/03/20/software-becomes-obsolete-almost-overnight/#comment-8 Interesting. If there really are updates coming that often, it makes me wonder how many people will actually keep up with the updates. I suppose that it all comes down to whether or not there are important security fixes or if there are important features (like the new 2.5 user interface) to justify the effort. Of course, there will always be those people who will keep up just because they have the time and interest in doing so. Interesting. If there really are updates coming that often, it makes me wonder how many people will actually keep up with the updates. I suppose that it all comes down to whether or not there are important security fixes or if there are important features (like the new 2.5 user interface) to justify the effort. Of course, there will always be those people who will keep up just because they have the time and interest in doing so.

]]> By: Joseph Scott http://ldstech.org/2008/03/20/software-becomes-obsolete-almost-overnight/#comment-7 Joseph Scott Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:44:50 +0000 http://ldstech.org/2008/03/20/software-becomes-obsolete-almost-overnight/#comment-7 The goal is to get new WordPress releases out once every 3 or 4 months, with the occasional minor releases made as needed in between. Here's the current <a href="http://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/" rel="nofollow">Roadmap</a>. 2.5 has slipped a some, but will hopefully be wrapping up soon. I've been running the bleeding edge code on a few blogs and haven't had any problems with the themes so far. The goal is to get new WordPress releases out once every 3 or 4 months, with the occasional minor releases made as needed in between. Here’s the current Roadmap.

2.5 has slipped a some, but will hopefully be wrapping up soon. I’ve been running the bleeding edge code on a few blogs and haven’t had any problems with the themes so far.

]]>