[support] Which one is preferable - Drupal 6 OR Drupal 7

[prothero]

The choice of whether to use Drupal 7 now  will depend on whether you  
already have Drupal experience, and your tolerance for pain. Drupal 7  
sounds really great, but every one of the folks recommending Drupal 7  
be used now, have stated that you will be helping debug and  
contributing to the community. This is great if you have the relevant  
skills,  but for a newby using mostly modules and standard  
capabilities, will probably have a more satisfying experience by going  
to D6 now and upgrading in 6 mo. For example, I notice that ubercart  
is in beta1. For some, this is an important module. The issue of the  
availability of documentation and help books is also critical,  
especially for newbies. Drupal is somewhat complicated and a newby  
isn't going to know whether an issue is a bug, or a feature. Also, it  
sounds like there is plenty of help for upgrading to D7 from D6.

So, that said, it seems that the options are laid out pretty clearly  
by the replies to the initial question. Also, I'm very much looking  
forward to upgrading my D6 site to 7. The features listed below sound  
really nice.

Regards,
Bill

William A. Prothero
http://earthednet.org/



On Feb 21, 2011, at 8:24 AM, Neil Coghlan wrote:

> ultimately, D7 will be the good choice but not till spring at  
> least...5 criticals and 200+ majors (many of which would have been  
> critical under old system) tells you it isn't ready (and, maybe  
> controversially, I don't think it was launch ready in Jan either)
>
> On 21/02/2011 13:12, Marilyn Langfeld wrote:
>>
>> I agree with Larry and Jamie,
>>
>> I just finished taking Webchick's Drupal 7 Tour in Washington, DC.  
>> on Saturday and Sunday.
>>
>> Here are just a few of the points I learned that make D7 a great  
>> choice:
>> Many of the features of Pressflow built into core
>> Huge initial release stability improvements due to using SimpleTest  
>> php testing suite (over 30,000 tests).
>> Taxonomies/vocabularies can be added to entities (users, comments,  
>> taxonomy terms, one more I didn't note)
>> Entities (fieldable objects), bundles (entity subsets) and  
>> instances (fields attached to entities)
>> Files are now objects: document storage possibilities unlocked
>> http://upgrade.boombatower.com/ and/or coder module help automate  
>> module upgrading from D6 to D7
>> Database abstraction layer: huge improvements. Ability to use any  
>> database that php supports.
>> Dynamic jquery form-building without the pain: don't need to code  
>> the javascript
>> Theming easier and more powerful (with field-able entities giving  
>> much finer-grained control)
>> http://drupal.org/update/theme/6/7 for guide to upgrade themes from  
>> D6 to D7
>> Better media handling: built into core
>> Usability and accessibility improvements make content  
>> administration much easier, more intuitive. Admin overlay keeps the  
>> page open where you initiated it (can be disabled if preferred)
>> Modules can be installed via user interface.
>> And that's just a sampling of the things I learned. Why do a site  
>> in D6 now if you can do it in D7? It's ready, though many modules  
>> aren't. Best thing we can all do is help the effort to move more  
>> modules to D7 asap.
>> -- 
>> Best, Marilyn
>>
>> http://twitter.com/MarilynsView
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Jamie Holly <hovercrafter at earthlink.net 
>> > wrote:
>> I agree with Larry, especially if you are doing a site for a client.
>> It's best to put them on the latest version so that they enjoy a  
>> longer
>> support cycle on it, and considering the Drupal 6 support will be
>> dropped in a couple of years (hopefully), it will keep them happier.
>>
>> The only real problem you might have with Drupal 7 is if you are just
>> starting out in Drupal. You won't find as much information out  
>> there on
>> it like you can for Drupal 6, especially if you are doing any custom
>> development in it. True Drupal has great support lists, so if you run
>> into a snag you can always get excellent help.
>>
>> Jamie Holly
>> http://www.intoxination.net
>> http://www.hollyit.net
>>
>>
>> On 2/21/2011 1:38 AM, Larry Garfield wrote:
>> > Drupal 7's "maturity period" will be far shorter than it was for  
>> D6.  Drupal 6
>> > had a very long lag time while contrib caught up.  For Drupal 7,  
>> we have
>> > Fields in core, tons of additional functionality in core, VIews  
>> is already
>> > usable on D7, there's hundreds of modules with stable or beta  
>> versions for
>> > D7...
>> >
>> > My company (Palantir.net) has been building Drupal 7 sites for  
>> over six months
>> > now.  If you know what you're doing, it's ready *today*.  There  
>> are some
>> > significant contribs that arent ready, but that's a great  
>> opportunity for you
>> > to jump in and help get them ready.  And the knowledge you gain  
>> in so doing is
>> > worth gold to clients looking for someone who can show they  
>> really know their
>> > Drupal.
>> >
>> > Unless you need a specific module that's not already ready, and  
>> you have a
>> > tight deadline, Drupal 7 is already mature enough, I'd argue.   
>> Drupal 6 was an
>> > anomaly in that regard.
>> >
>> > --Larry Garfield
>> >
>> > On Monday, February 21, 2011 12:20:22 am Mutuku Ndeti wrote:
>> > >  Hi,
>> > >
>> > >  I am using d6 for now until d7 is "mature" enough. This would  
>> be about
>> > >  6 months to one year after launch.
>> > >
>> > >  All the best.
>> > >
>> > >  On 2/21/11, Warren Vail<warren at vailtech.net>  wrote:
>> > >  >  I host better than a dozen Drupal sites, and while I am  
>> planning to
>> > >  >  switch my dev site to D7 in about 6 mos, if that goes well,  
>> I'll begin
>> > >  >  to move my client sites when I discover the support for D7  
>> (newer and
>> > >  >  better modules) is better than D6.  I don't want to expose  
>> my clients to
>> > >  >  "The Bleeding Edge".
>> > >  >
>> > >  >
>> > >  >
>> > >  >  Warren Vail
>> >
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