Clayton wrote:
please make in future incremental updates. It is no fun updating
from 3 to
3.0.1 with a new istallation. It's such a mess.
Hello,
Which OS?
What's the mess? Just replace one with the other automagically!
Windows XP. As I heared from all of my friends I have to download the
new version 135 MB to update. No incremental update as it seems. And
why must OpenOffice extract all the files from the downloaded file?
No other installer that I know does it. It is just nonsense.
First let me say that the majority of people here are users rather
than openoffice developers.
Secondly when you consider that openoffice can work on Windows (XP and
Vista) Apple Mac and Linux operating systems, then some variations
between install packages seems to be part of the price you pay for
multi-platform software. The extraction of files from the download
file is simply to keep the download file as small as possible. Some
users are on a dial-up connection and so large downloads are
unacceptable.
I hope that clears up the problem somewhat
Rob
If they would release only the files that had changed that would be nice
for the dial-up connection people. A minor update with 135 MB
installation file is ...
StarOffice provides incremental updates.
C.
I wish StarOffice was free, or am I wrong?
It would be nice to see small files to update instead of the full
install version. BUT, then there will be a need of having a full
install program version #.0.3, and #.0.0 on line and increments for
going from
#.0.0 to #.0.1, #.0.2, #.0.3
#.0.1 to #.0.2, #.0.3
#.0.2 to #.0.3
Then all of these to the #.1.0, when it comes out.
That is a lot of figuring out what files are needed in
what updates, etc, etc, etc.
I agree that there should be smaller downloadable files for the
incremental updates, but who do you think should volunteer to manage
those files for the updating to/from the different levels?
Yes, I have broadband, so the large files do not bother me, much. But I
also have to make sure all my people that I gave the original files have
easy access to the various updates, no matter what their size. Too many
of these people have dialup themselves. I do this by offering CDs with
the new files, unpacked and ready to run the install program. That is
my commitment to them. One Day, I may be back down to a dialup
connection, but that is a future that I hope is further off than a year
or five. Till then, I will be doing my best to make sure all my dialup
OOo people have access to CDs with those updates. This Feb 14th, I am
going to a meeting (not Valentine's Day related) where I will have a
number of CDs to give out for that purpose, plus may be get a few more
people to try it. Free Software anyone? Have CDs full of Free
Software. I use them, Fred does also, Its Free. (Fred being another
respected member)
So, until someone would volunteer and can easily manage small file
incremental updates, then it will still be the larger files.
Tim L.
retired and tired of MS
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