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On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 6:48 AM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <
webmaster@krackedpress.com> wrote:


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>

...
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?


Thanks for bringing this up, Tim.  The best explanation, for us and the
larger community is the 3.4.1 blog
announcement<http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/07/01/libreoffice-3-4-1-provides-stable-new-features-for-every-user/>by
Italo.

Large enterprises deploying LibreOffice on desktop PCs, are still
recommended to deploy LibreOffice 3.3.3, which has been tested over several
months by thousands of people worldwide, and are encouraged to call on
professional support services. LibreOffice 3.4.2, available at the end of
July, will target enterprise deployments.


I think, though, that we need to refine messages such as these further;
specifically for simplicity and clarity.  The reason I believe this is
necessary is that enough writers are picking up on the wrong message that we
should double-check how we are messaging.  Some sample headlines:

LibreOffice 3.4 nears enterprise-ready
state<http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/7/1/libreoffice-34-nears-enterprise-ready-state/>

LibreOffice 3.4.1 fixes bugs, still not ready for
eterprises<http://www.betanews.com/article/LibreOffice-341-fixes-bugs-still-not-ready-for-enterprises/1309528388>

LibreOffice 3.4.1 released, not for enterprises
yet<http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/LibreOffice-3-4-1-released-not-for-enterprises-yet-1271466.html>

In re-reading the announcement, yet again, it appears to me to be actually
three announcements:

   - TDF is now using a "time-based" release schedule for LibO
   - LibO will now have two versions released at all times: early adopter
   and institutional
   - Early adopter version 3.4.1 is now available

This might explain some of the muddled interpretations that we are seeing.
The first announcement is, arguably the biggest.  If I am responsible for
any institution of any size, it is inarguable:  TDF is now moving to the
same release model as Ubuntu: Frequent calendar-driven versions,
interspersed with regular LTS releases.

This is a big message and it really should stand on its own.  (And for any
of us who've been following the Mozilla Foundation's development cycle
announcements, this should be a wake-up call.)  What's missing, then, in
this first announcement is the calendaring for future releases.

The second announcement is dependent on the first but, still, should stand
on its own:  One track for the "fast & furious" and one track for the CIO.
There's a lot of feature-benefit which can be fleshed out here.

The third & last announcement is the type which should reinforce the
previous two:  "Here's the 'cutting edge.'  Here's the brief
feature-benefit.  As you can see, this release reinforces our dual-release
strategy and hints at soon-to-come institutional functionality."

If I've misread things, apologies.

Regards,
-Craig

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