Tom, One very last time: please stop discussing politics and general opinions that are fully unrelated to the purpose of this list.
Thanks, Charles. Le samedi 20 octobre 2012 à 11:18 +0100, Tom Davies a écrit : > Hi :) > Hmm, with a capital C that has a very negative connotation in the country i > am in. > > > It's the name of the political party that is currently in power seemingly > purely to drive this country into the dirt. It's 2 years until we get to > vote in the opposing party so that they can drive us down instead or we might > keep the current lot in to see just how much more damage they can do. > [shrugs] > > > If we use "conservative" then it's bound to get capitalised at some point. > So, i think i would prefer using "Corporate" or something else. > > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmas...@krackedpress.com> > >To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org > >Sent: Friday, 19 October 2012, 12:39 > >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Stable? Seriously?? Fw: [tdf-announce] > >The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 3.6.2 > > > > > >I think calling the 3.5.x"previous" branch - i.e. 3.5.4 through 3.5.7 - > >the "conservative branch" and the current versions of the 3.6.x > >branch/line the "cutting edge branch". > > > >That gets rid of any "more stable" or other terminology that might be > >seen as a negative image for either branch/line. > > > >I wonder if it would be possible to get that change made on the download > >pages. > > > >We would have > > > >3.6.2 - latest Cutting Edge branch version > > > >3.5.7 - latest Conservative branch version > > > >3.6.3 - latest Pre-release version > > > >and later > > > > > >3.6.4 - latest Cutting Edge branch version > > > >3.5.7 - final Conservative 3.5 branch version > > > >3.6.5 - latest Pre-release version > > > >3.7.0 - latest Pre-release of the new branch > > > > > > > >On 10/19/2012 03:59 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > >> Hi :) > >> +1 > >> That is a +1 to all points. I think gold or blue or the orange suggested > >> rather than red but that is a minor issue. > >> > >> I think that you might even get MORE people keen to test the new branch > >> earlier in it's cycle because people often like to be ahead and it would > >> make them less shy about exploring and reporting issues. We might even > >> find that people use that as a route into triage. > >> Regards from > >> Tom :) > >> > >> > >> --- On Fri, 19/10/12, Carlo Strata <carlo.str...@tiscali.it> wrote: > >> > >> From: Carlo Strata <carlo.str...@tiscali.it> > >> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Stable? Seriously?? Fw: > >> [tdf-announce] The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 3.6.2 > >> To: "marketing@global.libreoffice.org" <marketing@global.libreoffice.org> > >> Cc: "charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org" > >> <charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> > >> Date: Friday, 19 October, 2012, 8:43 > >> > >> Hi Everyone, > >> > >> I think we are all in the right way. :-) > >> > >> The only thing to do is let people (users) to know - from the start! - > >> that there are two versions. > >> > >> In this way "someone with less computer skills" can directly choose either > >> the conservative branch or fall back to it (and not to OpenOffice or > >> something else...) if he initially choose the newer feature richer one. > >> "Someone with less computer skills" cannot imagine or suspect that there > >> could be a conservative branch if you does not present to him immediately > >> and clearly. > >> > >> Some policies could be: > >> - [until 3.6.4] first order 3.5.7 "green circle" and second order 3.6.2 > >> "orange circle"; > >> - [since 3.6.4] first order 3.6.4 "green circle" and second order 3.5.7 > >> "green (old) circle"; > >> - [when 3.7.0 will be released] first order 3.6.6 "green circle" and > >> second order 3.7.0 "orange (red) circle"; > >> - and so on... > >> > >> These are similar to the current "Release Notes" page or the > >> "Pre-Releases" last and recent one... > >> > >> That may be very useful to join our common efforts to develop, support, > >> spread, ... LibreOffice in the World and not to frustrate or to nullify > >> our at-Customer work! > >> > >> If you want to reaches many people you must think to many needs: but don't > >> worry many people in any case will be curios and always test the first > >> releases from start making them better and better as soon as possible. > >> Don't worry: you - we! - will not loose testers and suggesters any more!!! > >> > >> Have a nice day, > >> > >> Carlo > >> > >> -- > >> ing. Carlo Strata > >> - > >> via Botticelli 1/4 > >> 30031 Dolo - VE > >> Italia - Italy > >> - > >> tel./fax +39.041.822.0665 > >> cell. +39.347.85.69.824 > >> skype carlo.strata > >> - > >> carlo.str...@tiscali.it > >> PEC: carlo.str...@ingpec.eu > >> > >> > >> Il 04/10/2012 23.45, Cor Nouws ha scritto: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> Tom Davies wrote (04-10-12 20:28) > >>>> Hi :) Seriously. What is the reason for having 2 branches? > >>>> [...] > >>> Ah well, who am I to say that you can't understand it. Though the way > >>> this thread was started, does not show much (will for) understanding, > >>> IMHO. But OK, brief... > >>> > >>> - In each LibreOffice series, over the various minor releases, > >>> hundreds of bugs are fixed. > >>> Bugs that have their origin in the inherited OOo code (registered > >>> alone there were many thousands). Bugs that have been introduced by > >>> making new features. Bugs that have been introduced by improvements in > >>> code, performance. Bugs that have become visible because other bugs > >>> were fixed. Bugs from external reasons, bugs from .. > >>> - What is a simple annoyance for the one user, someone knowing ways to > >>> work around it in ample seconds, can be a serious bug for someone with > >>> less computer skills. > >>> - Simply having two series, allows people and (smaller) organisations > >>> that can handle bugs (...) more easily, to use the newer versions and > >>> benefit from the improvements and new features that it offers. > >>> And it allows them to help with further improvements in that series of > >>> LibreOffice, so that at a certain time it will be ready for more > >>> conservative, more careful, users and organisations. > >>> > >>> I tend to do nearly all my professional work (quotations, > >>> presentations, reports, mailings ...) in beta's/ dailies / developer > >>> builds. It's rare that that gives me too much trouble, or causes lost > >>> of work. It does cause me spending time on trying reporting carefully > >>> written bug-reports ;-) But that's only me, and there's of course > >>> many functions that I only touch seldom or not at all. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> > >> -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > >> marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org > >> 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/marketing/ > >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > >> deleted > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org > >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/marketing/ > >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > >deleted > > > > > > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
