2012/5/2 Tom Davies <[email protected]> > Hi :) > That is not the problem. Of course nothing is 100% perfect and a lot of > the work that people do is to make things better. > > > We currently have 1 release that does seem to be excellent and very > stable, the 3.4.6. > > The 3.5.x is not as stable as the 3.4.6 (from what we see on the User > List) but does have an advantage in having significantly more > functionality, a better look, more features and is generally just a lot > sexier. > > Each new branch seems to introduce a ton of new features and additional > functionality. This sometimes seems to add regressions or creates problems > that were not there in previous releases. As the branch matures the > instabilities settle down. > > In sales&marketing it would seem obvious that it is better to sell a > product based on it's advantages NOT on wishful thinking. >
Wishful thinking? Users complaints ? How familiar are you with software development? What else do you think a mailing list for users is designed for if not for bug reports? Thanks, Charles. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > --- On Wed, 2/5/12, Charles-H. Schulz < > [email protected]> wrote: > > From: Charles-H. Schulz <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] stable? Re: [tdf-announce] The > Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 3.5.3 > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, 2 May, 2012, 12:47 > > Tom, > > When we release versions it means that we're trying to improve the software > anyway. But because it is software, please understand that there will > always be bugs. Even if we release a 3.5.19, it will still be buggy. That's > the nature of software. So if by any chance you have the impression that > developers do not care about bugs or that we will reach one day a point > where we release something without bugs, you are quite misguided. This > being said, if you have bugs, or know people who have specific bugs I > encourage you and them to file bug reports, as that is something helpful. > > Best, > Charles. > > 2012/5/2 Tom Davies <[email protected]> > > > Hi :) > > Try following the Users List. Listen to what the users are finding > rather > > than trying to impose your or the devs opinion. > > > > Most of the questions on the list are solved by asking people to try the > > 3.4.6 instead of the 3.5.whatever. > > > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > --- On Wed, 2/5/12, Cor Nouws <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Cor Nouws <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] stable? Re: [tdf-announce] The > > Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 3.5.3 > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, 2 May, 2012, 12:24 > > > > Hi :-( > > Tom Davies wrote (02-05-12 13:20) > > > Hi :) > > > Does this "additional stability" mean that it's still far less stable > > than 3.4.6? > > > > Is there any proof for this, or again FUD ? > > > > -- - Cor > > - http://nl.libreoffice.org > > > > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > > [email protected] > > Problems? > > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > > deleted > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > [email protected] > > Problems? > > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > > deleted > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
