> On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 08:40:22PM -0700, Barry Raveendran Greene wrote:
> > > feature set, and
> > > even further bleeding edge than T, which sent shivers down
> our spines and
> > > completely turned down the idea of deploying in on anything
> live in our
> > > network.
> >
> > Actually, E is not "further bleeding edge than T." 12.1E's
> release process
> > went through a total overhaul about 9 months ago (prompted by
> several ISPs).
> > It dev and regression tests are not as rigorous as 12.0S/ST, but it is
> > definitely way better than T.
>
> Good to hear this. If it is indeed true, it prompts for very interesting
> perspectives. Thanks for your info.
Picture it this way. 12.1E is more like 12.0S/ST - but still has the problem
of meeting a multitude of customer expecations while adding new feature and
hardware. So like 12.0S/ST, it is not perfect. But it is better than running
a T image in an ISP.
Check the following URLs for details:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/620/roadmap_b.shtml
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/620/ios_12_1e.shtml
Barry
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