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

On Saturday, June 11, 2011 12:35:03 PM Tom Davies wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----
>
> > 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 :)
It was just my old age and 2 cents remembering the way we used to 
release software. Yes I'm using 3.3.2 but that's where my calc problems 
started. 

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