Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

On 04/10/2018 08:40 AM, Mike Scott wrote: > Theoretically true. But the learning curve for someone who's never done > it before is tremendously steep. That is probably an understatement. > I do believe a fast-track, *simple* change suggestion alternative might > be advantageous. +1 jonathon

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

On 22/03/18 07:12, toki wrote: On 03/21/2018 09:51 PM, Miss Lizzy wrote: do you actually mean 'anyone' or are the patches development by your own team of software developers? Anybody can submit patches. .. Theoretically true. But the learning curve for someone who's never done it

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

Greetings, In regards to FOS (Free and Open Source) Wine. (I have no experience with the proprietary and $$$ CodeWeavers version.) About 14 years ago I tried to get Wine running on my Linux computer to support M$ Access and the many hours of time I invested getting my databases usable on

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

Hi :) I heard that just one part of the British Government (the local councils?) 'had to' pay M$ 6 million to be able to keep using Xp for just 1 more year!! Presumably they are continuing to pay that annually because the cost of upgrading, and then continuing to run all their legacy programs.

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

On 03/26/2018 03:56 PM, Tanstaafl wrote: On Fri Mar 23 2018 04:23:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time), Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I'm pretty sure "mainstream support" ended a few years ago.  Quite what that means seems very unclear. It isn't that hard. Full support means you

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

On 03/26/2018 07:56 PM, Tanstaafl wrote: >> I'm pretty sure "mainstream support" ended a few years ago. Quite what that means seems very unclear. > It isn't that hard. If what I was told was true, in 2010, Microsoft was still providing Tier 3 support to a customer that used MS Dos 5.0, and a

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

On Fri Mar 23 2018 04:23:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time), Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :)  > I'm pretty sure "mainstream support" ended a few years ago.  Quite what > that means seems very unclear.   It isn't that hard. Full support means you can actually open support cases

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

Hi :) I'm pretty sure "mainstream support" ended a few years ago. Quite what that means seems very unclear. Regards from a Tom :) On Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:08 Tanstaafl, wrote: > On Wed Mar 21 2018 17:51:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time), Miss Lizzy >

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

On Wed Mar 21 2018 17:51:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time), Miss Lizzy wrote: > I'm about to get a new laptop as my current one is not in compliance with the > new General Data Protection Regulations (it's just over 10years old with > Windows 7 so no longer supported by

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

Hi Lizzy:     I use GNU / Linux and happy with it...but if you want to keep windows there is a possible to install both operative system together in your laptop. It would be used Dual Boot process with an .iso file of Ubuntu for example. Regards, Jorge Rodríguez El 22/03/2018 a las

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

Il 21/03/2018 22:51, Miss Lizzy ha scritto: I'm about to get a new laptop as my current one is not in compliance with the new General Data Protection Regulations (it's just over 10years old with Windows 7 so no longer supported by Microsoft regarding patches). It has been suggested I use

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

On 22/03/18 08:12, toki wrote: > That is because LibO practices release early, and release often: > * Every six months, a minor number release is made; > * Every six weeks, a point release is made; > * Roughly every fortnight, a release candidate/beta version is made > available; > * Every week, a

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

On 03/22/2018 03:12 AM, toki wrote: > > The most stable option, is to install the Still release, every six months. > > jonathon > > And, you don't even have to do that. I'm still using LibreOffice 5.1.6 on my computer, and it works fine. I'll upgrade when I need some functionality or bug fix

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

hello. yes, the libreoffice is one of the opensource programs which anyone can submit patches and new codes. i have problem of supporting diacritics for arabic and persian, developers told me if you know someone who can help you for resolving your issue, tell to join us and fix the issue. On

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

Liz, 2018-03-22 5:51 GMT+08:00 Miss Lizzy : > I'm about to get a new laptop as my current one is not in compliance with > the new General Data Protection Regulations (it's just over 10years old > with Windows 7 so no longer supported by Microsoft regarding patches). > > It

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

On 03/21/2018 09:51 PM, Miss Lizzy wrote: >do you actually mean 'anyone' or are the patches development by your own team >of software developers? Anybody can submit patches. However, not all patches are accepted. > I also noticed the software package name has changed over a relatively short

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - patches

I'm about to get a new laptop as my current one is not in compliance with the new General Data Protection Regulations (it's just over 10years old with Windows 7 so no longer supported by Microsoft regarding patches). It has been suggested I use LibreOffice rather than Microsoft Word, Excel etc.