Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: 3.6 Features page check

[Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>]

Hi :)
Previously Charles has said that a first release of a new branch, such as the 3.6.0, can expect to have more bugs and problems than the last release of the previous branch, such as the 3.5.5.  As the branch matures those unexpected bugs get fixed, often quite quickly, particularly in LO (which has faster development than most project imo) but that involves downloading and installing updates or upgrades, such as to the 3.6.4 when that arrives.  

The advantages of the new branch are the new features and improved support for non-native formats.  

Also people that are 1st to try the new branch (or other early adopters) are likely to find that any problems they do manage to find get fixed faster because devs are likely to be more interested and more focused early in the branch's cycle.  

Regards from
Tom :)  


--- On Fri, 3/8/12, Charles-H.Schulz <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org> wrote:

From: Charles-H.Schulz <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: 3.6 Features page check
To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Friday, 3 August, 2012, 11:20

Hello Tom,

I do indeed not know whether your post was sarcastic or not, but let me
assure you that LibreOffice 3.6 will have bugs. So will the 3.7, the
Linux kernel, Windows 8, the systems management software of the future
US nuclear powerplants, the 3 redundant in-flight systems of Boeings and
Airbuses, the 20 next Firefox versions and pretty much software, past,
present and future. That's the way software is and works

We focus on the upcoming launch of the 3.6 here, and yes, we are
advertising new features and how cool the new version is.

Thanks!

Charles.

Le jeudi 02 août 2012 à 19:41 +0100, Tom Davies a écrit :
> Hi :)
> No, i really am happy to see so many new features.  It's always the way.  MSO also has tons of new features but it has quite a few years between releases compared to LO's 6months or so.  Personally i find LO is far more sophisticated in the way it handles the simple things i need it for.  I suspect the rapid development out-strips MS's by quite a long way even tho it's not always things i'm ever likely to use.  Other people might and might be looking for something with that sort of functionality.  We are all different and have different requirements.  
> 
> Also, apart from me, the attitude is very positive, friendly and there is a "can do" attitude that fits well with the underlaying assumption that even new users can learn new tricks.  These are things that put TDF on a plateau far above any competitors.  People that haven't yet tried LO are missing out.  
> Regards from
> Tom :)  
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 2/8/12, Jean Weber <jeanweber@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Jean Weber <jeanweber@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: 3.6 Features page check
> To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Thursday, 2 August, 2012, 19:19
> 
> Tom, is it really necessary for you to be so bloody sarcastic and
> negative every time someone mentions features and new releases? I
> don't think so. What's your problem anyway?
> 
> --Jean
> 
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > Wow!!  That shows a LOT of features and improvements over an already excellent product.
> >
> > I like the box at the bottom showing a  bug and a work-around for it.  Does that mean that all bugs are fixed now?  None outstanding anywhere?  We can presumably be certain that real-world machines wont find any unexpected new bugs?  New features never leads to new bugs, right?  Unknown bugs don't exist until after they have been widely reported of course.
> >
> > So, lets ignore all those new features and just sell the 3.6.0 on it having no bugs (well 1 but it's easy to work-around and will get fixed soon).  That's all we need to say about it surely?
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 2/8/12, Simon Phipps <simon@webmink.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Simon Phipps <simon@webmink.com>
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: 3.6 Features page check
> > To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org
> > Date: Thursday, 2 August, 2012, 18:44
> >
> >
> > On 1 Aug 2012, at 07:22, Marc Paré wrote:
> >
> >> I fixed a problem with the URL. The page can now be found at: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/3-6-new-features-and-fixes  so that it matches the other release page URL's
> >>
> >> All images are now "colorbox" items rather than links (as per Christian's suggestion on the website list).
> >>
> >
> > I especially like the box at the bottom with details of bugs that aren't fixed yet. That's a small but stand-out feature that you just don't see in commercial marketing and I think it speaks well of TDF - well done.
> >
> > S.
> >
> >
> >
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