Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Download

For what it's worth, I had downloaded the "fresh" branch a few weeks 
ago. I think it was version 5.0.3 (or 4). I experienced daily crashes 
with it. I got so frustrated that I completely uninstalled it and went 
back to the trusty "still" version. My current plan is to not go near 
version 5 until I find that version 4 fails to complete my work.

I would recommend that the download cite default to the "still" branch. 
If I had been a complete noob and had this experience with the default 
"fresh" branch, I'd be looking for a different solution altogether.

Virgil

On 01/04/2016 02:17 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> This mailing list usually recommends the "Still" branch rather than
> the "Fresh" branch.
>
> The "Still" branch has usually had enough "Service Packs" to fix
> almost any problems that people may have had with the "Fresh" branch.
>   The "Fresh" branch is the default download offered on the official
> website.  It helps the least geeky people and complete noobs to get
> the version with the newest features and the most problems.  The
> "Still" branch has all the features almost anyone is ever likely to
> need, it is extremely robust and reliable - so we give people the
> other version because it's more interesting and flashy.
>
> However the "Fresh" branch has just had it's 4th "Service Pack" and so
> it's about due to be named the new "Still" branch.  It's about the
> time that many of us on this mailing list move our clients and
> "mission critical" machines onto this branch and start getting excited
> about the prospect of having an entirely new branch to try out.
>
> Good luck and regards from
> Tom :)

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