Questions about upgrading the server to the latest CVS version.

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> 	Hi,
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> 		My name is Limor Yaakov and I am the QA Manager of Smart Link company.
> 		We are using CVS as a configuration management tools. 
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> 		The configuration is as follow:
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> 		1. Server - CVS server version 1.11.1p1 is installed on Linux server
> 		2. Client - WinCVS version 1.2 (as the adminstrator of this tool I use the latest 1.3 beta version).
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> 		As I am quite new to CVS, I have some questions regarding upgrading the server to the latest cvs version.
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> 		As I wrote above, we are using quite an old cvs version 1.11.1p1 while the latest one is version 1.1.18.
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> 		[1] Is there any implication or warnings that I should be aware of when upgrading from version 1.11.1p1 to
> 		     1.1.18 or is it a smooth upgrading without any side effects ?
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> 		[2] Should I take precaution before upgrading like creating a backup of the repository ?
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> 		[3] Are there any operations that being done on the repository during the upgrade ?
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> 		[4] What is the preferable version. Is it the STABLE version or the FEATURE version ?
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> 		[5] Are you familiar with any Bug Tracking application that can be easliy integrated with CVS and is also feature-rich ?
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> 		I would really appreciate your help on this issue.
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> 	Best Regards,
> 	Limor.
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> 	Limor Yaakov 
> 	QA Manager
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> 	Smart Link Ltd.
> 	7 Giborei-Israel St. P.O.B. 8215 Natanya 42505, Israel
> 	Tel:  972-9-8638025    Fax: 972-9-8656552
> 	Email: [email protected]  Web: http://www.smlink.com 
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