2012/6/26 Andrea Pescetti <[email protected]>: > Dave Fisher wrote: >> >> Wearing my IPMC and PPMC hats. I've changed blog entry titles. Sorry >> for our oversight (or lack). Thanks for yours. > > > Was it really necessary? In the meantime, Rob had edited the blog entries to > insert: > > (Apache OpenOffice is currently undergoing Incubation at the Apache Software > Foundation.) > > and this seems a good trade-off to me, much more than adding "(incubating)" > to the title, which will confuse users, especially non-native speakers (but > also native speakers won't always be able to guess what "incubating" means > in this context). > > Honestly, I'd be for linking "undergoing Incubation" (in the clauses Rob > added) to Don's post https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/what_is_a_podling or > some more official explanation, and removing "(incubating)" from the titles. > > This would give all interested parties the opportunity to discover what > "incubating" means, which is probably the rationale behind the rule to use > "(incubating)" everywhere, and at the same time would keep titles easily > readable. > > Regards, > Andrea.
Agree: a couple of days ago a new user on the Spanish forums said she was afraid to download 3.4 because she believed that "incubating" was a synonym of "beta software" or something like that... OK, that was an extreme reaction, but most people are confused by the "incubating" term. Regards Ricardo
