[libreoffice-users] Re: Is 3.5.4 ready for business users?

Am 04.06.2012 17:25, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Thanks for your kind words :)
>
> Simplest answer is grab the 3.4.6 now if you don't already have LO on your system.

*Why exactly?*

> If you already have LO then wait 4 weeks until the release of 3.5.5 on the 8th July or else just 
> test-drive 3.5.4 for yourself and decide for yourself.
>
> Annoyingly there isn't really a simple Y/n type answer.  It depends what you need it for, what functionality you want 
> and all that sort of thing.  Is a spoon better than a fork?  That type of thing.  It's a bit like watching tennis or 
> going to a pantomime at the moment!  ("Oh yes it is", "Oh no it isn't")
>
> In both previous branches the .4 was when the branch suddenly settled down a LOT and became a LOT 
> more stable.  Unfortunately we wont know for certain until tons of people have been using it for a 
> while.  We can't read the future!  Tons of people have been using the 3.4.6 for quite a few weeks 
> with very few grumbles reaching this list.
>
> I guess each "sub-point release" is kinda like half a "Service Pack".  So, 3.5.4 is like saying 3.5 
> with SP2.  Of course LO fans would say that each sub-point release is like a whole Service Pack so it's like 3.5 SP4 
> but in terms of comparing with other projects where SP2 is about where the project becomes stable i would say that it's 
> the .4 in LO.  But we haven't really quantified this objectively yet.  It just seems to be the way it's playing out so 
> far.

Again, you have no clue what you are writing about.
Shame on you!


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