Posted by senpai on September 24, 2007 at 6:50pm
http://www.bryght.com/blog/roland-tanglao/10-minutes-on-drupal-deploymen... has an excerpt from a really great discussion that ensued at DrupalCampLA during Firebright's dissertation on how hard it really is to properly upgrade the featureset on a Drupal site that's live and active.

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Very important topic
I felt this was one of the major topics for developer and teams - beyond just Drupal, and it's great to see a focus on delivering a better platform for Drupal.
Chris Charlton, Author & Drupal Community Leader, Enterprise Level Consultant
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