Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-30 Thread Cor Nouws
Florian Monfort wrote (29-12-12 11:18) I think in this case you... Think too much haha. Pls don't write too much to... Let's describe the average user here and think about it: - When the average user downloads, he just ... Downloads... Mostly because it's free and he needs an Office Suite

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-29 Thread Marc Paré
Hi everyone, Le 2012-12-28 12:39, Cor Nouws a écrit : Hi Florian, all, (taking advantage of discussion so far..) Florian Monfort wrote (27-12-12 11:34) I've seen a lot of browsers recently moving towards silent updates. I was wondering whether this could be a relevant approach for

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-29 Thread Florian Monfort
Sorry, hit enter and the mail was gone, so continuing: You can put a pop up on first install saying do you want us to update automatically or not, something like this. But we're also talking about Cloud Computing now, and the truth is, LibreOffice is ages behind it... And you know very well that

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-29 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Florian, Le 2012-12-29 05:24, Florian Monfort a écrit : Hi Marc, I think in this case you... Think too much haha. Let's describe the average user here and think about it: - When the average user downloads, he just ... Downloads... Mostly because it's free and he needs an Office

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-29 Thread Florian Monfort
Marc, I am talking about the average user here, not enterprises. It is obvious that companies require different treatment, and it is also obvious that users will have a choice. I'm still saying we need to push such a feature and make sure it is benefit to a lot of users, making sure that those

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-29 Thread Immanuel Giulea
Hello Marc and Florian, If we consider what Thunderbird does, I think it is a good compromise solution. When an upgrade is available, it is offered directly to the end-user through a pop-up and the end-user can download the upgrade only instead of downloading the whole install package (200mb).

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-29 Thread Jay Lozier
On 12/29/2012 09:38 AM, Immanuel Giulea wrote: Hello Marc and Florian, If we consider what Thunderbird does, I think it is a good compromise solution. When an upgrade is available, it is offered directly to the end-user through a pop-up and the end-user can download the upgrade only instead of

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-29 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Hello everyone, I'd like to call this discussion to an end. As it was mentionned several times here and elsewhere, implementing a self-upgrade mechanism, be it silent or otherwise is for the moment not possible. It's high up there in terms of developpers visibility, meaning that developers

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-29 Thread Jean Weber
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 8:24 PM, Florian Monfort florian.monf...@gmail.com wrote: But we're also talking about Cloud Computing now, and the truth is, LibreOffice is ages behind it... And you know very well that there is a big advantage to Cloud Computing : You don't have to make an update to

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Silent Updates

2012-12-27 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Florian, Le 2012-12-27 05:34, Florian Monfort a écrit : Hi, I've seen a lot of browsers recently moving towards silent updates. I was wondering whether this could be a relevant approach for LibreOffice or not. Indeed I've seen many people complaining about LibreOffice features, UI etc.