Default to false and flip to a minor version for now.

lib/aasm/base.rb

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module AASM
       configure :skip_validation_on_save, false
 
       # raise if the model is invalid (in ActiveRecord)
-      configure :whiny_persistence, true
+      configure :whiny_persistence, false
 
       # use requires_new for nested transactions (in ActiveRecord)
       configure :requires_new_transaction, true

lib/aasm/version.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module AASM
-  VERSION = "5.0.0"
+  VERSION = "4.11.0"
 end

spec/models/validator.rb

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Validator < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   include AASM
 
-  aasm :column => :status do
+  aasm :column => :status, :whiny_persistence => true do
     before_all_transactions :before_all_transactions
     after_all_transactions  :after_all_transactions
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ end
 class MultipleValidator < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   include AASM
-  aasm :left, :column => :status do
+  aasm :left, :column => :status, :whiny_persistence => true do
     state :sleeping, :initial => true
     state :running
     state :failed, :after_enter => :fail