[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3085) Should we be able to update JBDS 8.0.0.GA -> 8.1.0.Alpha1 via Early Access?

Should we be able to update JBDS 8.0.0.GA -> 8.1.0.Alpha1 via Early Access? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBDS-3085 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3085 Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio) Issue Type: Enhancement Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: updatesite Reporter: Nick Boldt Assignee: Max Rydahl Andersen Attachments: 128_jbds_icon_beta.png, splash_beta.png Max brought up a question on a call today: *Should we be able to update JBDS 8.0.0.GA -> 8.1.0.Alpha1 via Early Access?* This was supposedly in the original scope for the creation of a Early Access site, but I never saw that. So, in order to get some eyeballs on this idea, and to get buy-in from QE/doc/dev/PM/PgM/PL, I'm cc:'ing some people here so we can discuss the cons and cons of this idea. cc: [~mmusaji] [~mmurray] [~mmalina] [~maxandersen] [~mickael_istria][~ldimaggio] [~burrsutter] [~jpallich] [~rruss] [~fbricon] (Aside: has anyone noticed that there's an plethora of people with "M" names on this team?) Things to consider: a) what happens if an 8.0.0.GA user suddenly finds they've updated to an Alpha or Beta release? Can they uninstall? (Probably not, if they started with the installer; probably yes if they started from BYOE / Marketplace.) b) how will GSS support these "I was on GA but not I'm on Beta" users? c) What about project examples that might / might not be compatible between 8.0 and 8.x, eg., because of changes in Eclipse Luna or a new default runtime (EAP 6.3, 6.4) ? d) what could possibly go wrong?