Re: [libreoffice-marketing] 3.4.2 - "will target enterprise deployments" - is limiting the market?

Hi,

webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote (04-07-11 15:48)
> The LibreOffice download page has the following statement:
> <quote>
> Safely for production need by most users - LibreOffice 3.4.2, available
> at the end of July, will target enterprise deployments.
> <unquote>
>
> Since I am going out to promote LibreOffice locally, should I promote
> 3.3.3/3.3.4 for businesses/schools/etc., or should I wait for 3.4.2 to
> come out for these businesses and schools?

Since many will run on Windows, do the 3.3.x line.
In the release notes, there is a link to fdo#37488, that will make the 
use for quite some users not so handy yet.

> Also the "will target enterprise deployments" part of the statement is
> rather "limiting" to me. Some people could think that 3.4.2 is not
> appropriate for the personal use or small business use.
> [...]

I think it is a search for the right wordings.
Many people, and also smaller business, will work very well with 3.4.1.
For others, it is a good moment to start learning/testing in their 
environment.
But for larger enterprises/many users with varying skills, it is not 
handy to work with 3.4.1.
I guess over time, we will find the right attitude to make it as clear 
as possible.
You may have noticed the work Christoph et all are doing on the new 
download page? (See the blog). Very important in this respect.

> So the question really is, once 3.4.2 comes out, should I/we start
> promoting it to businesses or continue promoting the 3.3.x line?

We will know by then...

Kind regards

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 - Cor
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