Hi, I'm a LO user and that's my opinion about the discussion: I'm still using LO beta 1 because of its download size. When I saw the size of package beta 2 and 3, I gave up.
I thought that each beta release I need to download ~300 MB... It's better for me download this on the stable version. *Sorry for my english. I'm a good reader, but not a good writer. []s, Daniel Bessa -- P: Por que esta mensagem é tão curta? R: http://3frases.efetividade.net On 30 November 2010 16:16, Kevin Vermeer <reemrevni...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bandwidth is not the only reason for a smaller installer, and I'm not even > sure it's a significant one. Users with dial-up internet, slow DSL > connections, or bandwidth caps are used to long, long downloads. The > difference between 3 minutes and 10 minutes might be significant to those > of > us with fast connections, but the difference between 3 hours and 10 hours > is > not as important. It will just be another overnight download, the same as > every other large installer that they've worked with. > > However, let's not forget that many users also have monthly download caps, > often just a few gigabytes. Downloading the current LibreOffice installer > could be 10% of their monthly internet use, regardless of how long it > takes. The need for a smaller installer still stands. > > Perhaps the installer could be replaced by a small configuration > application, which would allow the user to select the components they wish > to install, and would then download the selected components? Ideally, > re-running this configuration app later would allow the user to add > language > packs, plugins, and modules like Draw, Base, or Math which had been left > out > the first time around (assuming this code rewrite happens). This would > simplify the configuration process (avoiding user confusion, they'd know > what they selected in this step), would decrease server bandwidth (many > users would choose not to download some parts of the application), and > reduce the time before a user experiences LibreOffice - Instead of waiting > for their browser to finish the download, they'd be interacting with the > LibreOffice installer right away. > -- > Kevin Vermeer > > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Robert Derman < > robert.der...@pressenter.com > > wrote: > > > With all the discussion of the size of the download package and the > > difficulty of including things like manuals I suddenly realized that > perhaps > > we are going about this thing entirely wrong! Perhaps what we should do > is > > offer a CHOICE of several download packages, not just one take it or > leave > > it package. > > > > A basic download package with just the core LO Office Suite, like what > we > > have had up to now, and as an alternative, a Complete package including > > users manual(s), templates, extensions, clip art, fonts, anything else > that > > should be in a complete package. Perhaps we could even offer a Writer > Only > > package without Calc, Draw, Impress, Base, or Math, and with just a BRIEF > > users manual for Writer. I suspect that there may be many home users > that > > just want a word processor and aren't at all interested in the rest of > the > > suite. > > > > > > Different users have very different internet connections, some are still > > dial up. Some are DSL, and some are Cable and have huge bandwidth. > > Offering only a One-Size-Fits-All package may no longer be the best idea. > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > > discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org<discuss%2bh...@documentfoundation.org> > <discuss%2bh...@documentfoundation.org<discuss%252bh...@documentfoundation.org> > > > > Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ > > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org<discuss%2bh...@documentfoundation.org> > Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
