From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Wed Aug 31 09:30:42 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j7VEUgGv004687 for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:30:42 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j7VEUdIP004674 for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:30:39 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id A75461E7F0D; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:30:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 10617-04; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:30:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 29EEC1E7B7D; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:30:34 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <23381572.1125498523854.JavaMail.root@elwamui-rustique.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:28:43 -0400 (EDT) From: david wendelken To: Oracle Discussion List Subject: Re: New database releases - training dev staff Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii X-archive-position: 24808 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: davewendelken@earthlink.net Precedence: normal Reply-To: davewendelken@earthlink.net X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-mailscan-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-mailscan-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE, HTML_MIME_NO_HTML_TAG,MIME_HTML_ONLY autolearn=no version=2.63

>Since new features are typically less stable than the more mature features, and you'll be the one >responsible if they base a lot of a new project on some new feature you encouraged them to use, you >have to ask yourself, "do you feel lucky, punk?".

"Making someone aware of a new feature" and "Forcing someone to base the success of their project on the untested new feature" are very different activities.

A simple (preferably WRITTEN) proviso along the lines of "Remember, these are new features. You will have to fully explore these new features and test them thoroughly before you use them in critical aspects of your project." should be more than adequate.

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