Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

On 09/24/2012 11:15 AM, Mirosław Zalewski wrote:
> On 24/09/2012 at 16:48, "webmaster-Kracked_P_P" <webmaster@krackedpress.com> 
> wrote:
>
> >  We need to keep it with the 
> > needed options for the 90% "average" users and not for those that are in 
> > the last 10% or even those in the last 1% or less users that do so 
> > complex work that the "average" user could not figure out why this is 
> > being done or even how to do such a thing even with the needed 
> > documentation.
> I totally disagree.
>
> If user is unable to do something he wants with open documentation, then this 
> is documentation fault. It should be fixed (made clear, verbose, use 
> screenshots or anything), not feature should be disabled.
>
> There are many ways to speed up opening of programs. Some features may be 
> delayed or loaded on request. Application can be modularized - core features 
> are loaded by default, other are loaded only if user wants them (take a look 
> at LaTeX, GNU R, Miranda (instant messenger), even Mozilla Firefox to some 
> avail).
>
> *Removing* features is total no-go, because it will drive away these users who 
> need them. And I don't think that LO is application only for 90% of it's 
> current users.
The issue then is not features but proper program design that balances
speed, opening speed, and available features. A small core that calls
small modules for specific features when needed versus a monolithic bloc
that most load everything at once.

-- 
Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com


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