[TYPO3-english] Which Typo3 version to use?

[Pero Peric]

Hi Peter,

Well i could have risk with 6.x and extensions that would not work 
anymore or would work with bugs and i would spent time googling for 
solutions and ending up with debugging line 2388 of class A that was 
included from class B that was included in class C  etc. - so result for 
my bosses would be - that CMS is crap and you don't know your job.

Now i have CMS with security concerns in the future. Well, to be honest 
i'm not so paranoid about security with TYPO3. If some other CMS was in 
question like Joomla or WordPress i would be. I have TYPO3 CMS 4.2 
versions running with no problems on some sites. I have developed many 
web sites and never had security problems - so this security concerns 
are bit litte overrated for me. I mean, i trade em for stability of 
product with all its extensions that actually work ok.

Regards.


On 23.12.2014. 15:04, Peter Linzenkirchner wrote:
> 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.
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> Peter
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>> 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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