[MlMt] Big Sur and 2.0 branch?

[Steven M. Bellovin]

On 17 Dec 2020, at 7:30, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:

> On 16 Dec 2020, at 17:06, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
>
>> I'm running Build 6151, from the 2.0 branch, and will likely need to 
>> move to Big Sur very soon.
>>
>> a)	Will 6151 work? (In brief tests on a scratch machine, I didn't 
>> notice any problems, but those tests were brief)
>
> Printing doesn't work and there are other less serious issues, but 
> note that the 2.0 branch won't get any more updates. I'll be retiring 
> it as soon as I'm confident the 1.x branch can fully replace it (a few 
> Viewer related preferences are still missing).
>
>> b)	Will I be able to install the latest beta from the 1.x branch 
>> without problems with configurations and databases?
>
> Yes. I also recommend using the latest test release on Big Sur: Hold 
> down ⌥ when clicking “Check Now” in the Software Update 
> preferences pane.
>
I reverted to the 1.x branch on Catalina and it all worked well. This
message is on the latest test release on Big Sur; again, it's quite
happy. I haven't noticed any deficiencies from the switch, so all is
well.

Thanks!


         --Steve Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
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