Hi Pedro,
plino wrote (11-06-11 13:29)
Hi Cour
( Cor is enough ;-) )
(none of the following criticisms are directed at you, who are one of the
few (only?) members of the SC who sees this project as a productivity tool
for the users)
(I really doubt if that is true... but I can imagine that not all
communication from the past supports the feeling what you talk about)
I don't know if you are aware that installing LibO 3.4.0 under Windows
silently uninstalls 3.3 without asking
I know that it should per definition replace the previous version...
(even if the installer is run in customized mode).
but I do not know if the customized mode is the way to install it parallel.
Do you know/tried this one?
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel
Therefore it is not possible to have both versions installed under Windows.
If that is true, it is a bug. So ... ;-)
I know this is possible under Linux but this
project doesn't care a f*ck about Windows users (even though they are the
majority of users, but hey, who cares?) so one can only recommend one
version OR the other.
Well, maybe this project will benefit if we can get more people involved
supporting windows testing. I work on that (within my limited means).
Given the degree of regression and bugs added (I totally agree with Tom that
3.4.0 "sounds more like a beta-release") and that the developers are not too
worried about regressions, in my opinion if someone is using 3.3.2 for work
I see no problem but advantages in the release policy.
But in this situation, with the many changes done recently, the
situation is -let me say - a bit uncomfortable.
(and believe me: even if the LO site has a disclaimer about 3.4 being
experimental, all other download sites/mirrors don't, so expect a LOT of
angry users in the near future)
Hmm, indeed, if that works out like that, we have a problem.
Do you (or someone else) have an overview, some examples of those spots?
I will not recommend 3.4 for anything other than playing around.
Well, I do most regular work with it, but depending on the public, your
recommendation sounds fair enough.
In my opinion, releasing 3.4.0 as Stable was a major error and a shot on the
foot for this project.
Despite the problems, I don't agree with that.
But the all-mighty Release Schedule as to be met, no matter what comes out
of it...
It looks like - at least currently.
Let's see how this evolves.
Thanks for your mail!
Cor
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