[TYPO3-english] Which Typo3 version to use?

[Peter Linzenkirchner]

Hello pero, 

in some points i agree with you - the actual situation of versions and version numbers is a bit of mess ... but 4.7 is really a bad choice. 4.7 is unsupported since a few month, so you will not get any security fixes for this version in the future. 6.2 is the new LTS which would give you a stable environment for about 3 to 4 yours from now on. And it ist stable - I work with this version since almost half a year. And most extensions - which are worth the credit - now works in 6.2. Many of really old extension are gone, but many where so ancient (and some inherently unsecure) that you should not use them anyway. 

Peter


> Am 23.12.2014 um 12:47 schrieb Pero Peric <pperic at mail.com>:
> 
> And when you get back to Earth and real people - choose 4.5 or 4.7.20 as i did :-)
> 
> In my personal opinion TYPO3 is spread up on too much fronts and new versions are popping out too fast. 4.5 LTS, 4.7, 6.x, 6 LTS, 7, Neos.. omg. people.
> 
> Recently i started new site and i choose 4.7.20. Why? I really don't have time to play with things that will not work on 6.x - i'm pointing here mainly on extensions but other things too. I need stable known environment to make a site as fast as possible - not to lose time googling and writing to this list. Version 7 i will not even comment. Neos - nice, but last time i checked this it was more like a CMS playground, not some real CMS to be used in real world.
> 
> In the end i'll give u my personal opinion where should TYPO3 focus. So, i think instead od mass producing new versions every 5 days TYPO3 should focus more on end user usability and incoporating features that are today web standard - for example RealURL should have been implemented in TYPO3 long time ago before any 6,7,Neos or whatever version. It's just like developers don't have a feeling for a real world problems people experience by using CMS but they dream about optimizing code and implementing super cool new programming stuff. Just an opinion.
> 
> regards.
> 
> 
> On 23.12.2014. 8:18, Jon Bowers wrote:
>> Of course the answer will begin with "it depends..."
>> 
>> Here is a good product positioning for TYPO3 6.2 LTS vs 7 go to
>> lightwerk dot de and then News and then "TYPO3 version 7 an assessment
>> for business use" (not my company)
>> And you may want to consider Neos.
>> 
>> The correct answer depends on what your users need and the budget. Here
>> is a rough outline:
>> 
>> 1. Need it to be stable as a rock, have established work practices that
>> you don't want to change and happy with the existing design until 2017?
>> Choose 6.2.
>> 2. Want great compatibility, an endless number of extensions that can
>> chose from (one day), can put up with a few bugs for a few months and a
>> much better back-end experience than 6.2? Choose 7.0
>> 3. Want another really good (but different) back end experience that is
>> simple and really easy to use, willing to put up with a few bugs, don't
>> need user rights for a few months and have requirements that are pretty
>> straight forward? Choose Neos.
>> You should also look at costs. Upgrading to 6.2 is not "cheap" but is
>> maybe the cheapest option. Alternatively a Neos site may actually be
>> less costly than upgrading.
>> 
>> And you should check on what design you are planning to implement. If it
>> is really complicated, you should check to make sure the platform you
>> choose supports your creativity.
>> 
>> If you have a 3 month time horizon for implementation you can't really
>> go wrong with either one and they all have a lot of capability.
>> I would be happy to give you a steer if you want someone to bounce ideas
>> off of.
> 
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