[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Stable? Seriously?? Fw: [tdf-announce] The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 3.6.2

Hi Tom, Charles,

Le 2012-10-05 08:31, Tom Davies a écrit :
> Hi :)
> There is already a wiki-page!  The graphic clearly backs up what i have been saying.  Presumably 
> the graphic is wrong but wont get replaced and the new page will just contradict the graphic.  The 
> public announcement contradicts the graphic.  So, which is true?
>
> IF the .0, .1 and .2 release are the most stable releases then we should
> 1.  delete the graphic and
> 2.  stop having 2 branches because any work done on the older branch is clearly a complete waste of 
> time.
>
> HOWEVER!
>
> IF, as with Debian, the .0, .1 and .2 are for early adopters, experts and people who don't really 
> mind running into occasional problems and perhaps even happy to report and maybe even fix things 
> then i think we should
> 1.  Put the older branch on the main downloads page
> 2.  In public announcements show-off the fact that new features have been added (and improved 
> compatibility)  but just say nothing about stability because stability is irrelevant for those 
> early releases.
>
> What is the problem?  Why can't we be honest?  Why even mention anything about stability in public 
> announcements!?!!
> Regards from
> Tom :)

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Charles:

I'll make sure I mention

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan
and http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Release_Criteria

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Tom: please point me to the wiki page. I will update the page.

Also Tom, remember that for most, if not all enterprises, that moving to 
a different version is a big deal and the IT departments are expected to 
do their homework. Having two branches allows enterprises a larger 
choice of our product which is a good thing. Its a matter of choice. 
Let's get a fact filled wiki page up and then, if there is still a 
discussion that is warranted, it can be proposed to the membership or as 
a conference discussion item. If all the facts are on a page, then we 
can all come to the discussion table with common facts.

You are probably just getting just as frustrated as all others on this 
thread and it is really not going anywhere.

Cheers,

Marc


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