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

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> From: upscope <upscope@nwi.net>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Sent: Sat, 11 June, 2011 18:52:12
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: helping Users and LibreOffice - proposal
>
> On Saturday, June 11, 2011 04:55:12 AM Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> >
> > Pedro i have to disagree with one of your points although i  almost
> > entirely agree with the rest.  The 3.4.0 HAD to be released  when it
> > was even tho it wasn't ready (as we have seen from the jump in  weird
> > problems posted to the users list).
> >
> >
> >  Oracle were playing tactical games, rushing out their 1st release
> > since  their 3.3.0 and calling it 3.4.0.  LibreOffice has had 2 clear
> >  releases since their 3.3.0 (the 3.3.1 and the 3.3.2) and were
> > working on  the 3rd, due at the time to be called 3.3.4.  Some
> > segments of the  press were hailing LibreOffice as much faster
> > developing than OOo  because LO's 3.3.0 released the day before OOo's
> > 3.3.0.  BUT by  calling their first release since then the "3.4.0"
> > the public &  media's perception would be that Oracle had
> > leap-frogged over LO and  regained the lead. (even tho it contained
> > less work and less added  functionality than the 3.3.1 (or even than
> > the LO 3.3.0!)).
> Tom have  to disagree with coming out with a new version just to get it 
> out because a  competior did something. In my 40+ years in the It field I 
> saw many  companies do this and lose their reputation for good quality 
> products. (  Xerox, Data General, Digital Equipment all gone from making 
> main frames,  mini's and other computer related products).
>
> My thoughts are come out  with a good quality product when its ready. 
> This does not mean wait forever,  but get rid of themajor issues, add 
> functionality, test and then release.  (Calc is good example ,in my mind, 
> of a product with problems, also some in  writer when dealing with docx). 
> I'm trying to document and bug report the  ones I see, but some are 
> documents I cannot attach because of the  information they contain). 
>
> I will be glad to test 3.4.0 but I need to  keep 3.3.2 running due to 
> monthly commitments. I hope to load opensuse 12.0  this week and then 
> 3.4.0 with it to test.
>
> Russ
>
> openSUSE  11.4(2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop)|KDE Platform Version 4.6.3 (4.6.3) 
> "release  4"|Intel core2duo 2.5 MHZ,|8GB DDR3|GeForce 8400GS  (NVIDIA-
> Linux-x86_64-270.41.06)


Hi :)
Well the 3.4.1 is going to settle a lot of the issues and it's due out 
reasonably soon, unrushed.  Until then, or even beyond the, we have the 3.3.2 
beign supported for quite a long time.  Otherwise i would agree with you and i 
don't entirely disagree now.
Regards from
Tom :)


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