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Hi,

Paul-6 wrote
So far I have heard a lot of defense of the current terminology, butmost
of it has been to point out that the alternatives are not better(a
debatable point), very little has been to point out why the
currentterminology is any good. And very little has been said about any
otherconsiderations, like the need for better explanation.

Fair enough criticism.  Let me be specific:   CLEAR RISK WARNING.
The terms:  Unstable, Stable and Old-Stable HAVE AN INTRINSIC RISK WARNING.
The terms:  Fresh and Still ARE DEVOID OF ANY INDICATION OF RISK.  They
require a cross-reference.  And even then if the cross-reference does not
clearly identify the risk, you will have still succeeded in misdirecting the
user into more risk than they may desire.
Here's an idea:  (and it's just an idea)
                                                
                                                                
Plain
English
                                
Risk Level
                                                                                        
Libre
                                
Office
                                
No Risk Level
                                                                                        
What the user NEEDS to know in terms of RISK.
                                                                        
                                                                
Unstable /
                                
Testing
                                                                                        
Fragrant
                                                                                        
                                        
This is the testing version.
                                        
This is where we try all the new and funky ideas for                                    features.
                                        
When we get enough users using a particular feature to                                  give us
confidence that it is ready for release into the stable                                 platform, it
will be.
                                        
Tests fail.  That's why they are tests.
                                        
Documents may not be compatible with the next stable                                    version.
                                        
Use this to try the new and experimental features and                                   concepts.
                                        
DON'T EVEN THINK OF USING THIS FOR CRITICAL DOCUMENTS.
                                
                                                        
                                                                
Stable
                                                                                        
Fresh
                                                                                        
                                        
This is the current stable version.
                                        
This version has passed the LO file handling test suite                                 and has not
shown itself to create any problems with existing                                       documents 
from
previous versions.
                                        
This version contains new features which may not be                                     backward 
compatible.
                                        
As issues are found they are corrected with updates.                                    
                                        
There is some risk that the new things may not work as                                  desired.  
If that
happens just click on the old-stable icon and                                   continue in the 
old-stable
version.
                                        
Please report any issues you find.
                                        
USE THIS FOR DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NOT CRITICAL.
                                
                                                        
                                                                
Old Stable
                                                                                        
Still
                                                                                        
                                        
This is the final version of the previous stable version                                        
with all
patches and updates.
                                        
This has the least risk of creating problems with any of                                        
your existing
documents from previous versions.
                                        
This lacks the new features of the stable and testing                                   versions.   
                                    
                                        
USE THIS FOR CRITICAL AND COMPLEX DOCUMENTS FROM PREVIOUS                                       
VERSIONS.
                                
                                                        
                                                                
Archive
                                                                                        
Sedentary
                                                                                        
                                        
These are all the previous final old-stable versions of                                 each series.
                                        
They are here for users that found some functionality                                   useful.  
(i.e.
discontinued word processor format outputs,                                     etc.).              
                            
                                        
These versions are no longer supported.
                                        
DON'T BOTHER ASKING ABOUT THESE VERSIONS, NOBODY WILL                                   ANSWER.
                                
                                                




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