Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

Amit wrote:

> The main problem here is that the user does not know wheher the next
> release is more stable than previous one or not. And the user will get
> caught in the conflict in the sense that he will think that may be if he
> does not upgrade then he might be losing out on some features. This
> conflict makes him try to use the new release and then he gets frustrated.
> The same thing had happened to me when I was using Open Office. I ENDED UP
> BUYING MICROSOFT OFFICE BECAUSE OPENOFFICE WAS NOT STABLE.

> A customer can compromise on fetaures but not on stability. A stable
> release with less formatting options is much more desirable than an
> unstable software with lots of formatting options.

I fully agree with Amit. I'm "just" a user, not a developer. As a user, my 
primary concern is knowing my program will do what I need faithfully and 
without bugs. I will gladly substitute advanced features for stability. And, 
it really frosts me to see a new release resurrect bugs that had been 
previously fixed. Nothing feels worse than going backwards with a program.

Until recently, like many, I was confused by the LO release cycle, always 
thinking that the latest release would be the best and most stable. But, 
recently, I saw the graph showing how it all works. It appears to me as if, 
with LO, we users are doing the testing that commercial companies do 
in-house. I honestly don't like it and I suspect that this way of doing 
things will drive users away.

Virgil




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