[Zope] Zope 2.8 or 3.1?

[Jens Vagelpohl]

On 27 Oct 2005, at 10:22, Sascha Ottolski wrote:

> Am Donnerstag, 27. Oktober 2005 09:37 schrieb Jens Vagelpohl:
>
>> The only issues you might ever run into would be problems with the
>> Python that comes with the OS. But then again if you run Zope in
>> production you should never ever use the system Python and build your
>> own instead. The system Python tends to be compiled with weird flags
>> on RH-based distros to suit their own needs for the many Python-based
>> scripts they have in the OS. Don't use it, build your own.
>>
>
> I'd be very curious to hear about what real life problems people have
> observed. The advice is mention so often here, without any proof  
> (at least
> thats my impression). Does it run slow? Does product xy behave  
> strange? Does
> it crash?
>
> We have some well loaded (2.8.x ZEO setup) servers up and running,  
> using the
> standard python install that comes with fedora 3 (or their official  
> updates),
> and that seems not to have any obvious disadvantages (beside the  
> fact, that
> they still offer 2.3.4 only).

You just noted one more disadvantage yourself: The system Python is  
likely to be out of step with what Zope wants. Furthermore, updates  
to the system Python or to add-on packages might have unintended  
consequences for your Zope setup.

jens