Philipp Lohmann wrote:
Datatude wrote:
I'm sorry, I did not make myself clear. I am not a programmer and
have absolutely no idea what one would do with a "milestone build",
I'm a user. The version I installed is still the version that is
posted as a "stable' alpha when OpenOffice.org *users* click the
links starting from
Sorry, but stable and alpha are mutually exclusive.
of course! But one gets there by starting out on the Downloads page at
http://download.openoffice.org/index.html, where one clicks a green box
that says, "download openoffice.org version 2.3.0 (stable)". I wonder
how many everyday users see that and and the "stable" descriptor is what
sticks in their brain in spite of the information several pages deeper
about the aqua version being an alpha.
On the very next page after clicking that first download link, btw,
under "Other Operating Systems" for Mac it says "Mac OS X, 10.3 and
X11". This might cause users to believe that OOo does not work with 10.4
(and here we are on the eve of 10.5). Suggestion: have the owner of this
page change the test under Mac OS X to read "10.2, 10.3, 10.4".
The next page is the Mac porting download page. Here are two links, one
for "using X11 windowing environment" and the other for "Aqua".
Suggestion: *right here* add text saying "(WARNING: This Aqua release is
NOT stable and is for preview/testing purposes only. Be sure to read the
FAQ.)" This way users do not have to click through to yet *another* page
(where it does give an effective warning in red text) and then have to
go back to the previous page to take the X11 version instead if they are
not interested in the Alpha release.
Just some notes from someone whose profession it is to "bridge the gap
between users and programmers".... nothing above intended to sound like
whining....
kazar
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