Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Still?

Hi :)
It's not quite that simple :(

With Fresh the new features probably will work just fine.  They have been
about as thoroughly tested as possible.  It's any pre-existing stuff that
could be broken.

If it was just the new features that were possibly broken then there would
be no real worry about using Fresh.  people could just carry on using
LibreOffice in the same way they were doing previously.

The problem is often that people try to carry on doing things and suddenly
find that it doesn't work anymore because it's broken in "Fresh".  Often
the simplest fix is just to go back to "Still" and then magically
everything works just fine for them again.

Regards from
Tom :)


On 1 October 2014 03:01, alphacrash <v837502@att.net> wrote:

> 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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