Eliot,
I
have read the announcements and other related threads, but I've simply been trying to gauge whether I should launch with the Links SQL V1.1 stable I already have or hold-on for the upgrade.
On 30th July I stopped submissions to my Links V1 (non-sql) site whilst GT installed Links SQL for me (so I didn't have to constantly update the validation databases), expecting to be back up again in a couple of weeks ... then came the announcement that a further upgrade was due on
July 15th so I thought I'd hang-on to include the upgrade ... made perfect sense to me at the time - why re-launch when an upgrade is a week or so away?
Unfortunately the upgrade didn't come on time - I'm not bitch'in or moaning about that, I understand perfectly that things sometimes don't go quite to plan and can take a little while longer than expected - so I thought I'd wait a while to see what happened with the upgrade. If, as you mention, it won't be in stable form until some time around September, then thats the best indication I've had so far as to how long I can expect to wait to include it.
This is why I think my problem (and other's who've only recently had LSQL installed) is a little different to those who have working versions already in action.
I'd also like to know about some of the features of the upgrade as it may effect the way I manage the site and how many categories, etc. I add to it - I've posted a thread about it - but nothing happened, no clear indication from anyone at GT about what's going to change and what features are being added. I can get and idea from some of the threads, but nothing concrete. I appreciate that as its not finished yet there won't be a definitive feature list, but there must be some features that can be announced now?
I suppose all I'm really looking for is an indication, or assurance, that if I go ahead and relaunch now with LSQL V1.1 stable I won't have too much re-working to do to when the upgrade comes out. Yes, I am impatient, but I'd expected the conversion to LSQL to take a max. of three weeks and the upgrade announcement sort of changed everything a bit.
Don't get me wrong, no-one is to blame, its just circumstances and peculiar timing, and I'm looking forward to the upgrade with as much anticipation as everyone else. Now you've given me a good idea of time-scale I think I'll just get going and relaunch with V1.1 stable (which I'm really excited about) and deal with the upgrade later!
All the best
Shaun