Le 06/08/2014 16:48, Paul a écrit : > > > > On Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:31:46 +0200 > Sophie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> Le 06/08/2014 15:49, arakish a écrit : >>> So, you do go through stages. You just misnomered them. >>> >>> Why not just use that? >>> >>> Stages: >>> Alpha >>> Beta >>> Release Candidate >>> Final Release Candidate (LO v4.3.0) >>> Stable (LO v4.2.6) >> >> Please read this page to know more about our development process >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan >> and this to know more about the naming of our versions >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan#Version_scheme >> >> May be you'll understand that both are fully tested and stable. > > But one is "more stable". > >> But LibreOffice is a software that is used in very different >> environments that we can't reproduce in our own. That's why, the time >> being, advanced users are helping us to reduce the number of bugs and >> regressions, that doesn't make the version unstable however. > > No, but it does make it "less stable". > > These are important terms that are widely used in open source software. > Why does LO feel the need to be different? It can only lead to > confusion, especially with a lack of explanation around the terms on > the download page. > > And I'd go so far as to say that the chosen alternatives are poor. > "Fresh" might be fine, but "Still" makes one think that it has reached > end of life, and won't be updated anymore. > And we come back to the beginning of the discussion, if you have better names, the marketing team will be happy to discuss them :) Kind regards Sophie
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