[tdf-discuss] (Re-Post) Survey|Opinion - LibreOffice Install and Update

 Dear LibreOffice Community,

I am Re-Posting the original survey under new title. If you wish to have 
a discussion about the survey or aspects of someone's responses, I would 
kindly ask that you start a new thread (please add "discussion" or 
similar to the title so as to distinguish the discussion from the survey 
itself).

For those of you who have replied, thank you. I have your answers tucked 
away and you do not have to fill this out again.

For those who have not replied, with a rather "timely" new beta release, 
please give thought about what is important to you when it comes to 
installing/updating LibreOffice. Your responses will help TDF understand 
its users.

I intend to keep this thread going for a couple more weeks. At that 
time, I'll compile and report back the results.

Thanks to all,
Scott Furry

Original Survey Follows
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As suggested, this post is intended to get the opinion of the community 
about how best to deliver LibreOffice to its users.

Given that LibreOffice is an important and viable alternative to 
paid-for office productivity software, and we all feel strongly and 
passionately about the direction of LibreOffice, input about the 
community members' expectations/needs/users is needed.

From what we have heard on this topic so far:

- Mac users have commented that they do not have an issue with the 
current installer available on the Mac platform.

- Window users indicated that an update mechanism would be great. Some 
commented that the current Windows installer leaves artifacts behind. 
The Windows Installer does not detect/remove previous installations 
properly.

- Linux users have discussed vast amounts opinions on packaging in 
Linux. Some have questioned if distributing packages is a good thing.

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This survey is to gauge the views of the LibreOffice community on the 
install/update method of LibreOffice. Please voice your opinion so that 
these considerations may be taken into account when the LibreOffice 
method of install/update is studied by the developer team. Please 
*bottom-post* your opinions.

How do you expect LibreOffice to be updated?

How do you Install/Update LibreOffice?

What do you expect when Installing/Updating LibreOffice?

Other programs have separate updating programs (iTunes being an 
example), if it was technically feasible, would having a separate 
install program for LibreOffice (with updating features) be useful to you?

Would having a download and update site, as well as a Unix|Linux package 
repository site, be of value to you?

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Please note that I am not affiliated with DocumentFoundation. I am like 
you, a community member who wants to see LibreOffice be very successful.

So let's hear what you think folks?

Regards,
Scott Furry

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