Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibreOffice version offerings of the Download page

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 17:04, Marc Paré <marc@marcpare.com> wrote:
> Le 2012-04-06 21:09, Marc Paré a écrit :
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > There was some talk recently and, also a while ago, about the Download
> > page and which version(s) should be offered by default of the page. I
> > think we should revisit the logic of this page.
> >
> > We are presently suggesting and offering visitors to the site the
> > default of our "most recent version" of LibreOffice. While this is great
> > for larger feedback results for de-bugging it does not necessarily
> > present a good choice for those looking for a stable, solid and reliable
> > document application for their work or office deployment.
> >
> > Although some other software packages offer their product on a release
> > cycle much like ours - most notably the Mozilla group - our product is
> > unique in that LibreOffice is in many cases used by groups or
> > individuals where the resulting end-user document(s) are clearly
> > dependent on the use of a quality-assured application. In short, an
> > application that does not add any formatting error to the end product.
> >
> > While any deployment of LibreOffice would sensibly involve advanced
> > planning where the weight of using the "most recent version" as opposed
> > to a more seemingly "solid previous version" (this, hopefully the norm),
> > I do not believe that we are giving enough warning to individual users
> > of the risks behind using our "most recent version" as opposed to an
> > earlier "solid performing version". I believe that such a warning should
> > appear on our Download page.
> >
> > I would then propose the following minimal changes to the Download page
> > in order to address this issue:
> >
> > Rework the sentence: "LibreOffice Linux - rpm (x86_64), version 3.5.2,
> > English (US). Not the version you wanted? Change System, Version or
> > Language" which seems to span/draw the equivalent of 2 lines on users'
> > monitors to:
> >
> > "LibreOffice Linux - rpm (x86_64), most recent version 3.5.2, English
> > (US). Not the version you wanted? Change System, Previous Stable Version
> > or Language (Release Notes Details)" <--- the "Release Notes Details
> > would link to the http://www.libreoffice.org/download/release-notes/ page
> >
> > This should still keep sentence to 2 lines on the users' monitors and,
> > at the very least, allow users time to reflect of their choice of
> > versions before hitting the default download buttons.
> >
> > I believe this would show a more responsible use of our Download page by
> > giving warning to users of their choice of versions by giving them
> > notice of the differences of versions and their scale of reliability.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Marc
>
> Any comments on this? I think it should really be looked at.
>
>
> Marc

I agree that page needs to be changed. I think your suggestion is the
bare minimum needed and should be implemented ASAP.  And on the page
where the word "Recommended" appears next to 3.5.2, I would remove it.
Or better still, add a few words indicating the "stable" and "latest"
version for those users who are not going to take the time to check
the release notes.

--Jean

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