Re: [libreoffice-users] helping Users and LibreOffice - proposal

Hi :)
I'm fairly certain there is a list but i'm not certain of how comprehensive it 
is.  Any release, even alpha releases have merit, extra functionality, reduced 
size yada yada yada.  


The 3.4.0 does normally work excellently well and is better at .docX and .xlsX 
conversions, when it works.  The problem is that when weird things go wrong that 
weren't a problem in 3.3.2 then posting a bug-report and going back to 3.3.2 is 
the fastest, easiest and most reliable answer.  


In almost all cases the 3.4.0 is THE one to try first because the chances are 
that it will work well.  However, if people can only download 1 version, say on 
mobile broadband with a low limit, or on corporate networks where you NEED to 
only install once then going for the 3.3.2 makes sense even if that means 
dipping-out on the extra compatibility.  


There is nothing scary about it.  No file corruption or anything outrageous at 
the very worst, assuming everything goes wrong, all that's needed is a new 
download and an install of the 3.3.2.  Not really a big deal.  Many people will 
still have their old download of a previous release anyway.  

Regards from
Tom :)





----- Original Message ----
> From: Nuno J. Silva <nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Sent: Sat, 11 June, 2011 13:35:44
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] helping Users and LibreOffice - proposal
>
> On 2011-06-11, Cor Nouws wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Apparently  we find ourselves in an interesting situation. With the
> > 3.4.0 release,  there are obviously more questions, people stumbling
> > over  bugs.
> >  - So to help the users, it is useful to point them to the  fact that
> > there is a stable 3.3.2 (3.3.3 soon) that they can use with  more
> > comfort.
> >  - However ... it is both valuable for the  project, when the all do
> > some work with the 'early adopter'  versions.
> > So, I would propose that the regular helping hands on this  list, try
> > to allow for both interests. Apart from the mentioned  arguments, it
> > may as well be appealing for quite some people to, to try  working with
> > relative new features etc etc.
> >
> > What do you  think, would it be possible and useful (of course
> > depending on the  individual mail) to pay attention to both aspects?
> >
> > That would  obviously result in an attitude in which people are not
> > only pushed back  from the 3.4.0 to an older version, nor withhold
> > explanation about the  choice they have to work with one or
> > another.. Well, each can find his  own short or long sentences to
> > explain :-)
>
> I think I understand,  we need a way to say "3.4.0 is expected to have
> problems" without scaring the  user away.
>
> I'm afraid some ways of warning about it will just scare the  early
> adopters, moving them to 3.3.2, without even a bug report about the  bug.
>
> Maybe one should instead focus on saying "if you can't use LibO  with
> this bug, please try 3.3.2 instead, otherwise you're welcome to  continue
> using 3.4.0 and report any bugs you find".
>
> "3.4.0 should be  usable, except for bugs like the one you just
> found. This release was done  exactly to catch hidden bugs."
>
> Another way of making it less scary could  be a list of known issues, so
> one can say, by reading the list, if some issue  will affect his/her
> workflow. Is there such list? (more or less up to  date?)
>
>
>
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Adapt-o-meter.png
>
> :-D
>
> -- 
> Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)
> gopher://sdf-eu.org/1/users/njsg
>
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