Code base for core modules

[salesagility]

There's an interesting thread over at alfresco about the differences between the code base for the open source and proprietary versions of alfresco.

The code bases between the two are different with the code base for the open source version deliberately left less stable than the paid for versions. This is an obvious strategy to drive people from open source to proprietary.

I am VERY curious to discover if SugarCRM employs a similar strategy.

Would anyone from the SugarCRM team like to answer this question:

"Is the core code base for community edition modules such as accounts, contacts etc. the same as the code base for the same enterprise edition modules?"

or

"does SugarCRM do what Alfresco does and deliberately deploy less stable and more buggy community releases?"

I think I know the answer and really hope that I'm right :-)

[andopes]

There's an interesting thread over at alfresco about the differences between the code base for the open source and proprietary versions of alfresco.

The code bases between the two are different with the code base for the open source version deliberately left less stable than the paid for versions. This is an obvious strategy to drive people from open source to proprietary.

I am VERY curious to discover if SugarCRM employs a similar strategy.

Would anyone from the SugarCRM team like to answer this question:

"Is the core code base for community edition modules such as accounts, contacts etc. the same as the code base for the same enterprise edition modules?"

or

"does SugarCRM do what Alfresco does and deliberately deploy less stable and more buggy community releases?"

I think I know the answer and really hope that I'm right :-)

Hi salesagility

SugarCRM CE is not a buggy version of SugarCRM application.
There are differences between the three flavors, but not bug.

Think on SugarCRM ENT as the most complete flavor, containing all features.
SugarCRM PRO has no some features, but these missed features does not introduce bugs.
SugarCRM CE has no some additional features, but likely does not has bugs other than faced on licensed flavors.

You can prove it this way:
Browse on bugs.sugarcrm.com and look for a bug found into CE flavor.
Take the same version for CE, PRO and ENT. You will be able to reproduce that bug into all.

Regards

[salesagility]

Hi salesagility

SugarCRM CE is not a buggy version of SugarCRM application.
There are differences between the three flavors, but not bug.

Think on SugarCRM ENT as the most complete flavor, containing all features.
SugarCRM PRO has no some features, but these missed features does not introduce bugs.
SugarCRM CE has no some additional features, but likely does not has bugs other than faced on licensed flavors.

You can prove it this way:
Browse on bugs.sugarcrm.com and look for a bug found into CE flavor.
Take the same version for CE, PRO and ENT. You will be able to reproduce that bug into all.

Regards

Uh, doh .... "ENT as the most complete flavor" ... s'cuse me....after three years of hacking SugarCRM that counts as a platitude.

[SugarDev.net]

The answer is no. Twice.

PS You shouldn't hack SugarCRM. It does not like...

[eggsurplus]

Yes, the codebase is the exact same for all editions. What they do is tag certain areas as being Pro or Ent. Then when they do a build for something like CE they strip out those code sections for Pro and Ent. When doing a Pro build they strip the Ent code sections out. So generally, if there is a bug in CE the bug exists in all versions.

[salesagility]

Yes, the codebase is the exact same for all editions. What they do is tag certain areas as being Pro or Ent. Then when they do a build for something like CE they strip out those code sections for Pro and Ent. When doing a Pro build they strip the Ent code sections out. So generally, if there is a bug in CE the bug exists in all versions.

Cheers, thanks for that very clear answer eggsurplus ...we have avoided the Pro and Ent versions because we don't do non-Open Source software so didn't have anything to compare CE with ... so it's great to know that Sugar aren't doing the Alfresco thing .... WELL DONE SUGARCRM!!!

[susiewilliams]

Hi all,

Sorry I'm late in replying to this discussion (I don't manage the forums any more so I'm not in here as often as I used to be).

We had a podcast that we published a while ago that describes our build process... you're right, we do have one code base with Pro and Enterprise layered on top of CE. You can hear all about it in this podcast, or read the transcript. The recording is kind of fun, so check it out!