Joomla 1.7 - Can I take the chance?

Alexandre,
Joomla really recommends upgrading to 1.6.5 before going to 1.7 because the last 1.6.x release fixed a bug which could cause big problems when upgrading. It only affected a few sites, but you don't want to be one of them. Unfortunately, I can't find the upgrader from 1.6.3 to 1.6.5. You may want to try the 1.6.0->1.6.5 one though, since it should encompass all changes:
joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/frs/?ac...iew&release_id=15178

Either way, backup first, as always, before upgrading.

As for JFBConnect on 1.7, we've tested the last release (3.3.1) and just about everything was fine, and nothing should prevent you from upgrading. The upcoming 4.0 release has a lot more 1.7 testing, but I wouldn't say you need to wait on that. In general, we're planning to continue having 2 separate releases for a while: 1 for Joomla 1.5 and another for Joomla 1.6+ (1.7, 1.8, etc).

Hope that answers your questions, and if you decide to take the 1.7 plunge, please let us know if you run into any issues.

Thanks,
Alex

Agree with pausing. Just so you know, we had some issues when moving one of our sites even from 1.6.5 to 1.7, so again, we highly recommend backing up. The full instructions on how to move from 1.6.5 (or 1.6.x) to 1.7 are:
docs.joomla.org/Upgrade_1.6.5_to_1.7

Specifically, when we had issues, we had to follow the "Manual Update for 1.6.5" instructions, which weren't so pretty.

Finally, one thing I forgot to mention above, none of our Profile Plugins have been fully tested for 1.7 yet, and we don't recommend upgrading if you integrate with any of them. The reason is that JomSocial, Kunena, Agora, CB, and K2 don't have official releases out for 1.7 yet. We aren't supporting them until they support 1.7.

Good luck,
Alex

Yeah, the 1.7 process wasn't as smooth as many were hoping. When it works right, it works great.. but it hasn't gone right for everyone, unfortunately.

As for JFBConnect, we fully support 1.6 and 1.7, so you shouldn't have any worries using it. Even 3.3RC1 had very few issues with 1.6 that I wouldn't urge you to upgrade to 3.3.0 or 3.4.0 just for compatibility reasons (there's plenty of great new features though).

3.4 just came out last week (haven't promoted it much yet), and has all the features of what we promised for 4.0, except the updated authentication that Facebook will be requiring later this year. The final 4.0 with the updated authentication should be out toward the end of this month.

Hope that helps explain, and good luck,
Alex