the timing of 2.1 stable, restoring db

[simplyHuman]

yes, i know, it's the question developers generally dislike, but i'm not asking because i'm antsy - for me it's a timing issue

i'm moving my install to another server

what i'd like to do is a fresh install on the new server when 2.1 is production ready, then do the CSS, then restore all the content/posts - the idea is to minimize down time

whether i'd do a fresh install of 2.0 or 2.1 however depends on when the production version is expected to be released - i'd rather not do an upgrade if i can avoid it

is there a reasonable expectation that the next version will be another RC, or stable, and approx. when would that that be (as in more or less than a month let's say)?

i know i could install 2.0 and upgrade when 2.1 stable is released, but i installed 2.0 on the current server with Softalicious and i now see that's not recommended

last question is whether i'd be able to do a clean 2.1 install, then configure all settings, then import the forum content from a 2.0 db, or must the db be imported/converted when doing the install?

[Illori]

if you install SMF 2.0 and you want to use SMF 2.1 at some point you will be REQUIRED to run the upgrade script to make 2.1 work.

[Oldiesmann]

You can still run the upgrade like normal even if it's installed through Softaculous. At some point you may be able to upgrade directly through Softaculous as well but I have no idea how they do major version changes.

[Sesquipedalian]

is there a reasonable expectation that the next version will be another RC, or stable, and approx. when would that that be (as in more or less than a month let's say)?

When it's ready.

[live627]

I too welcome our moo overlord 🐄