On 10/18/2010 03:00 PM, Roxy Robinson wrote:
> Well, you can think what you want to think and I, as just a common
> every day, 9 year user of OOo, will think what I want to think. Your
> thoughts went way beyond what I said needed to be done, anyway. To
> release any software, beta or otherwise, [without] the
> support/instruction function in place, is stupid! IMHO!!!
(Roxy, please quote properly, so people won't get confused about who
said what. Thanks.)
Well, you have a pretty strong opinion for it being humble. I don't
think anyone here is stupid, least of all the organizers and developers
of TDF. That's just rude. They are doing an awesome job. I guess
we'll agree to disagree.
Also, it seems you are attempting to establish reputation by touting 9
years usage, or perhaps I am misunderstanding your reason for mentioning
it? Does this matter? I don't think it does, but if you want to have
that contest please realize that I have been using StarOffice/OOo for a
few years longer than you -- I forget when StarDivision starting making
it available free for personal use, 1998, I think.
It's beta software, so there should be no expectation that a common user
would be installing it -- there is a warning on the site that says it's
not for production use. The point I think is to send a message that
LibO is going to make the rubber hit the road, right out of the gate.
Considering all of the vaporware out there, I think that LibO is off to
an awesome start.
And, it worked -- it got the community going. The beta was downloaded
80 000 times in the first week, and the developer list is going
gang-busters on patches. I consider this a wild success so far.
----Jon
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