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

[Nick Boldt (JIRA)]

    [ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3085?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12982846#comment-12982846 ] 

Nick Boldt commented on JBDS-3085:
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That may be true but I know I click blindly through all kinds of warnings on Windows about upgrading crap like Flash player, Acrobat, anti-virus/anti-malware, hardware drivers, etc. Hell, I even blindly click thru the "fade screen and get Administrator permission" dialogs. So... are we sure we want to give users the option to break themselves irrevocably? 

Why not just give them TWO installers to choose from [1], which they can install separately to two different workspaces:

[1] !http://snag.gy/w7HCy.jpg!

> Should we be able to update JBDS 8.0.0.GA -> 8.1.0.Alpha1 via Early Access?
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>
>                 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) 
>            Reporter: Nick Boldt
>            Assignee: Max Rydahl Andersen
>
> 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?



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