very good points.
I do like the idea of having 2: the reliable one for use and the
newest version for testing.
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:07 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi :)
> Ok, so we should just get rid of or push away any devs that are interested
> in adding new functionality. There are a lot of other projects they could
> go to for that sort of excitement. We could build-up a strong core of devs
> that focus only on fixing things that already exist. Get rid of any that
> have too much imagination.
>
> We could watch and wait while other Office Suites develop new
> functionality and then try to catch up and try to write code to do the same
> thing but without the code looking too similar. They would set the format
> and the way things should look and we just try to copy exactly without
> looking too similar.
>
> Let our competitors do the driving and just gradually fall further and
> further back?!!??
>
>
> Alternatively we could try to help all our devs by test driving the new
> branch asap. Seek out 'bugs' or anything vaguely wonky. Post bug
> reports. Find work-arounds. Fall back on the more stable release from the
> older branch (we can have 2 versions installed at once right?) for when we
> need to meet deadlines.
>
> The question is do we want LO to fall behind and become increasingly
> irrelevant or are we ready to help push out into the world? Do we want LO
> to keep going in the future or are we happy to be forced into switching
> back to MSO one day?
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> From: Dr. R. O Stapf <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wednesday, 17 October, 2012, 8:44
>
>
> On 17.10.2012 16:07, Pertti Rönnberg wrote:
> > BRAVO Anne-Ology!!
> > Exactly that message - only in other words -- I have repeatedly tried to
> tell to the LibO-experts (devs) since January:
> > they must take a brake in developing and take a certain version (e.g.
> 3.4.xx) and make every module of the suite - Base included - absolutely
> free of bugs and inconsistencies both in programming and the instructions
> and especially the LibO-Help.
> > Every feature shall have a clear explanation and a detailed guiding
> how-to in the LibO-Help -- easily understood by any average non-expert user.
>
> I cannot agree more.
> I started with 3.5.4 a few month ago and saw some problems disappearing
> in 3.5.5 and 3.5.6. Currently I am hesitating to upgrade to 3.5.7.
> I hope the dev-team listens to Pertti's words.
>
>
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