Re: [libreoffice-users] MSO's 80/20 rule: 80% of the people use about 20% of the functionality.

On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 21:40 -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press
Productions wrote:

> On 06/18/2011 07:52 PM, planas wrote:
> > On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 10:39 +0200, lee wrote:
> >
> > > planas<jslozier@gmail.com>  writes:
> <snip>
> > > There you go: When you need a particular feature, you must have it. When
> > > you need it, it is totally irrelevant how often you or other users use
> > > it.
> > >
> > > How often a feature is used and/or how many users use it doesn´t say
> > > anything about how important the feature is. When someone needs it, it
> > > has to be there.
> > I would disagree, it takes time to code and debug a feature that is very
> > rarely used by a small number users. These features may better added as
> > extension. The problem is where to draw the line and say this one is
> > included and this one will be a possible extension.
> <snip>
>
> I think that the use of Extensions for the functions that are not used 
> very often [or rarely], or by few users, is the way to go.  I see some 
> old extensions that were created to add functions before they were added 
> to the package.
>
> If there is a need for a function for Calc, Draw, Writer, etc., then 
> maybe creating an extension is the proper route to go.
>
> There is a movement to make a replacement for Oracle's report builder 
> extension.  I do not think anyone would tell you they would want that 
> report builder a default, internal, function of LibreOffice.  That type 
> of function is useful as an extension.
>
> To be honest, you could make a lot of the seldom used or rare functions 
> or options into extensions so the user can pick and choose to add it to 
> their LibreOffice install.  Just like all the language dictionaries, if 
> you do not need "Lower Sorbian" than you do not need it built into the 
> package.  When you do need it, then install the dictionary extension for it.

My thoughts were to allow extensions for very specialized needs that
only a few users need or want.

I sometimes think there should be a method of proposing possible
features and selecting those that will included. How this should be done
I do not have suggestion at the moment.


-- 
Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com

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