On Sat, 2012-02-11 at 17:56 -0500, Marc Paré wrote: > HI Drew et al > > Le 2012-02-11 08:39, drew a écrit : > > I would strongly argue in the reverse. > > > > They likely use less of the application and therefore: > > - are least likely to benefit from the new features > > - least likely to appreciate the value of new features they find > > - least able to deal with any stability issues found > > -- unable to quickly recognize workarounds on their own > > -- least capable of giving quality feedback in the form of entering > > issues into the bug tracking system > > -- most likely to abandon the application out of frustation > > > > The more capable users are the ones likely to exercise more aspects of > > the application and therefore: > > -- recognize the new features, enhancements > > -- best able to work around any stability issues in early version > > releases > > -- most likely to give useful feedback via the bug tracker > > > > In other words I feel that it is the casual user that should be directed > > to the trailing release 3.4.5 at this time, and the exception (for lack > > of a better term) treatment to direct our experienced users to the > > latest feature release 3.5.0. > > > > IMO this offers the best experience for both the end users and the > > efforts of the foundation as it avoids frustrating those least able to > > deal with the leading edge, and maximizes the likelihood of getting > > timely, useful and quality feedback into the QA/developer loop. > If I am not mistaken, this has already been said previously somewhere > and I find this logic sound. It is unfortunate that the 3.5.x may have > more interesting features, but I also agree with you. Most people would > prefer a solid product than having to fiddle around with the software. > They are already spending too much time worrying about virus/spyware > checking, and, having another potentially (even if slightly) glitchy > version of LibreOffice is not what most are looking for. > > I also vote for archiving the 3.3.x versions. We should only carry 2 > versions on the Download page. > > Otherwise, we would only carry one version of the product. > > Cheers, > > Marc >
Well I wrote the email first thing this morning and I am still, in general, behind the concept, however, after reading everything on list today and spending most of the day running 3.4.5 and 3.5.0 _and_ then reading your post, specifically, referencing the chatter from some developers to start thinking of the 3.5 branch as the first LTR (for a working term) candidate... I would change my, or have changed my mind, regarding this moment in time. I think given everything that 3.5.0 should be the default, over 3.4.x. But I would really like to see us have a more detailed discussion, before we get to 3.6 in order to flesh out the ideas in general about, how we designate 'the default' going forward. Hope that makes sense. Thanks, //drew -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/website/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
