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User liz changed the following:
What |Old value |New value
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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Feb 25 05:05:20 -0800
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OK folks, this is definitely Office Later. However, we're going into Beta now so
rather than have us insiders haggling, let's see what real users think. Beta
feedback should be enlightening.
Now some history:
Originally the only term we had in OOo/SO was "database". Then we introduced new
functionality that meant that the source didn't have to be a database but could
also be a spreadsheet or a page off the Web, etc. The term we used became "data
source" and the developers and I were happy that it was technically the correct
term. (Because "data source" is the more general term and includes databases.)
BUT then OOo/SO got bad press from the media and frustrated user feedback
because many journalists/users did not know what "data source" meant. I was
forced to change the term in key locations back to "database" so that average
users would recognize the term.
That is why we now have the inconsistency. Average users really don't care if
the term is technically correct. They just want to get the job done and not have
to think. If a word is new to them, chances are they don't say, "Oh that's
something new. Let me figure it out." but rather "huh? Where's the xxx I was
expecting? This software does not speak my language."
If you do a Google search you'll find about 2 million results in which
"database" and "data source" are used in conjunction. One example I grabbed
quick is
http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_18337
So, it appears that not only OOo/SO has this naming problem. It seems like a
period of dual usage is necessary to educate users. Maybe by the time "office
later" comes around the whole world will only speak of "data sources" and we can
get rid of the term "database" :-)
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Concerning the "Edit Database File" string, I want Beta feedback from average
Joe users before I change it, so I'll have clues as to HOW to change it. I
understand from the discussion that the iTeam had already come up with the
string they thought was best, so I'm not going to pretend to be more in-the-know
than them at this point. Let's just wait for the beta feedback rather than incur
costs for an uncertain solution.
Holding this issue till further notice.
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