[TYPO3-dev] Removing symlinks in V 4.0

[Mathias Schreiber]

Elmar Hinz wrote:
> In opposite to hobbyist software you define enterprise software as a
> software where sudden unprepared breaks are O.K., because the
> professionals can react to it. That's a definition.

For real now.
How is that helpful?

> The hobbyist get's more reliable software from you because he hasn't
> the abilities to react to problems.

What's the difference between cutting symlinks now or cutting them in a 
year?
Answer:
There is none.
I don't know how long you work with TYPO3, but for my personal experience 
the deadline of changes does not count.
People will argue anyways.
In regards of enterprise software:
I am sure you have updated ANY software from release X to release Y.
And I don't know ANY major software update that worked out of the box 
without at least (!) having a document explaining the update steps.
In our regards this means:
- We know extensions might "break" (if you call broken images a blocker, 
whatever....)
- We communicate those infos
- 90% of the extension developers will NOT react to anything like this

> I doubt if most webpages are hosted on windows.

This is your personal impression of things.
This does not neccesseraly mean you are right.
Plus I recommend to think of more than "websites" here...

Some facts:
When I started working with TYPO3 3.1RC I installed it on windows, because 
Linux was a black box making strange things to me.
Lateron I took my time to learn Linux at least that far that I could set up 
servers and put them behind a firewall.
Within the last year I am setting up more and more Windows Installs because 
customers ask for it.
They have their policies to only work with windows and I don't even want to 
start a debate whether this is good or bad - I'm too old for that...
Reality Newsflash:
The bigger TYPO3 gets, the more we will have to deal with windows 
installations.
And I definetely think that if we have the chance to make windows admins 
live with TYPO3 easier NOW without making Linux admins live harder, we have 
the resposibility to do so NOW.
Every day that passes, our advantage over crappy stuff is getting smaller.
Why?
We lead - they follow.
This means we spend time on THINKING of how something could work while they 
simply copycat our thoughts.

Every passing day on which we KNEW we could have done something is a lost 
day.
We keep on doing like always, but the others are getting faster.

consider this please
Mattes