Just out of curiosity, I built the 4.1.4 branch locally with the updated graphics for Windows. First step was en-US and de. Later I will add pt and jp.
As expected there were no building problems, installation went fine and functionality is normal. Regards, Matthias Am 03.05.2017 um 23:17 schrieb Keith N. McKenna: > On 5/3/2017 2:36 PM, Marcus wrote: >> Am 03.05.2017 um 11:54 schrieb Matthias Seidel: >>> An installer for Windows (and macOS) with an outdated ASF logo is >>> "broken" (in my eyes) ;-) >>> >>> 80% of our downloads are for Windows, 15% for macOS. They should see the >>> new logo! >> the logos are visible just at 2 places: >> - splash screen >> --> With the modern PC systems these days it's visible for only - hm, >> let's say - 1,5 sec. >> >> - About dialog >> --> IMHO a dialog that is one of the most seldom opened dialogs in >> OpenOffice. >> >> I don't want to sound too negative. I just doubt that the most users >> will notice this graphical change. ;-) >> >> However, at the end it's the decision of the Release Manager if he is >> accepting this as a blocker. >> >>> Apart from that, no code! Just some graphics... >> Sure, but every change is a risk. And it should be prevented in general >> when it's not necessary. I don't make a difference between code and >> non-code. >> >> Paranoia? Maybe. >> Experience? Yes. >> >> Marcus >> > I have to agree with Marcus on this one. Our Version Number Assignment > as defined at > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Releases is > <major>.<minor>.<micro>. A <micro>release is defined as "only selected > bug fixes and most often only critical ones. This > includes any potential security issues." > > To me updating a couple of graphics that most users are not going to > notice anyway does not rise to the threshold of a critical issue. Does > it need to be done; absolutely. However given the fragility of our build > system adding another potential failure point to a release that has > already taken far longer then predicted is a risk that does not need to > be taken. > > Regards > Keith >> >>> Am 03.05.2017 um 00:11 schrieb Marcus: >>>> Am 02.05.2017 um 23:51 schrieb Matthias Seidel: >>>>> Am 02.05.2017 um 13:42 schrieb Jim Jagielski: >>>>>>> On Mar 22, 2017, at 8:43 AM, Matthias Seidel >>>>>>> <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>> If we decide to get the new ASF logos for the installer, we should also >>>>> update the setup icons for Windows/macOS and the Intro/About Dialog. >>>>> But >>>>> there has been a discussion with Andrea and Marcus whether to include >>>>> such things or not... >>>> correct, new graphics cannot be a blocker for a release. Except the >>>> existing ones are broken. But this is not the case here. >>>> >>>> Sorry, but we should clearly think twice if a change is necessary for >>>> a bugfix release. Every change has its own risk. >>>> >>>> My 2 ct. >>>> >>>> Marcus >
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