Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-15 Thread Drew Jensen
Howdy, On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:40 AM William Gathoye (LibreOffice) < william.gath...@libreoffice.org> wrote: > On 15/01/2020 14:45, Drew Jensen wrote: > > Disabling S mode should be strongly discouraged IMO. > > > > if users need to do so to run some software then that is a failure of the > >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-15 Thread William Gathoye (LibreOffice)
On 15/01/2020 14:45, Drew Jensen wrote: > Disabling S mode should be strongly discouraged IMO. > > if users need to do so to run some software then that is a failure of the > vendor of that software to adequately care for the users security, IMO. Most if not all users I have advised have

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-15 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 1/15/20 2:44 PM, William Gathoye (LibreOffice) wrote: > Didn't know about the possibility to upset OEM vendors. In French > speaking countries I haven't seen much manufacturers preinstalling > LibreOffice, but the situation may vary like you said in Italy :) Maybe upset is not the right word,

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-15 Thread Drew Jensen
Howdy, On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:44 AM William Gathoye (LibreOffice) < william.gath...@libreoffice.org> wrote: > On 15/01/2020 14:35, Italo Vignoli wrote: > Since the Windows 7 > deprecation notice [2] and people having bought computer in Windows 10 S > mode, I begin to have questions about the

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-15 Thread Drew Jensen
Disabling S mode should be strongly discouraged IMO. if users need to do so to run some software then that is a failure of the vendor of that software to adequately care for the users security, IMO. On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:35 AM Italo Vignoli wrote: > On 1/15/20 2:24 PM, William Gathoye

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-15 Thread Drew Jensen
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:50 AM Drew Jensen wrote: > Howdy, > > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:44 AM William Gathoye (LibreOffice) < > william.gath...@libreoffice.org> wrote: > >> On 15/01/2020 14:35, Italo Vignoli wrote: >> Since the Windows 7 >> deprecation notice [2] and people having bought

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-15 Thread William Gathoye (LibreOffice)
On 15/01/2020 14:35, Italo Vignoli wrote: > Authorized but strongly discouraged, especially with OEMs (who are > "invited" not to mention the possibility on their documentation). So, we > should manage the topic with care, to avoid upsetting OEMs who are happy > to install LibreOffice on their

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-15 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 1/15/20 2:24 PM, William Gathoye (LibreOffice) wrote: >> AFAIK, on Windows 10 S you can only install software from the Microsoft >> Store, and not from external sources. Microsoft has been enforcing this >> in all countries in Europe since October 1st, 2019. > While this is indeed enforced,

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-15 Thread William Gathoye (LibreOffice)
Hi there, On 12/01/2020 00:38, Italo Vignoli wrote: > AFAIK, on Windows 10 S you can only install software from the Microsoft > Store, and not from external sources. Microsoft has been enforcing this > in all countries in Europe since October 1st, 2019. While this is indeed enforced, on x86, the

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-13 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 1/13/20 2:36 AM, Drew Jensen wrote: >> In Italy, we get the information from a large Microsoft OEM, as they are >> also providing Linux based PCs and installing LibreOffice on Windows. It >> looks like the situation might become even worse on PCs for end users, >> while it won't change on PCs

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-12 Thread Drew Jensen
Howdy, On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 5:55 PM Italo Vignoli wrote: > In Italy, we get the information from a large Microsoft OEM, as they are > also providing Linux based PCs and installing LibreOffice on Windows. It > looks like the situation might become even worse on PCs for end users, > while it

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-12 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 1/12/20 4:20 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: > Anyway, I have a few hours today to put into this so I'll just go with what > I know so far. In Italy, we get the information from a large Microsoft OEM, as they are also providing Linux based PCs and installing LibreOffice on Windows. It looks like the

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-12 Thread Drew Jensen
Howdy, On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 6:38 PM Italo Vignoli wrote: > AFAIK, on Windows 10 S you can only install software from the Microsoft > Store, and not from external sources. Microsoft has been enforcing this > in all countries in Europe since October 1st, 2019. > Yes, that is correct. So I

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Another question regarding Vanilla Libreoffice on Win 10 S and access to extensions

2020-01-11 Thread Italo Vignoli
AFAIK, on Windows 10 S you can only install software from the Microsoft Store, and not from external sources. Microsoft has been enforcing this in all countries in Europe since October 1st, 2019. On 1/11/20 8:37 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: > Howdy, > > One, last hopefully, question specifically for