Re: [tdf-discuss] Houston, we have a problem.

On 10/18/2010 03:00 PM, Roxy Robinson wrote:

> Well, you can think what you want to think and I, as just a common
> every day, 9 year user of OOo, will think what I want to think. Your
> thoughts went way beyond what I said needed to be done, anyway. To
> release any software, beta or otherwise, [without] the
> support/instruction function in place, is stupid! IMHO!!!

(Roxy, please quote properly, so people won't get confused about who 
said what.  Thanks.)

Well, you have a pretty strong opinion for it being humble.   I don't 
think anyone here is stupid, least of all the organizers and developers 
of TDF.  That's just rude.  They are doing an awesome job.   I guess 
we'll agree to disagree.

Also, it seems you are attempting to establish reputation by touting 9 
years usage, or perhaps I am misunderstanding your reason for mentioning 
it?  Does this matter?  I don't think it does, but if you want to have 
that contest please realize that I have been using StarOffice/OOo for a 
few years longer than you -- I forget when StarDivision starting making 
it available free for personal use, 1998, I think.

It's beta software, so there should be no expectation that a common user 
would be installing it -- there is a warning on the site that says it's 
not for production use.  The point I think is to send a message that 
LibO is going to make the rubber hit the road, right out of the gate. 
Considering all of the vaporware out there, I think that LibO is off to 
an awesome start.

And, it worked -- it got the community going.  The beta was downloaded 
80 000 times in the first week, and the developer list is going 
gang-busters on patches.  I consider this a wild success so far.


     ----Jon

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