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

On 10/18/2010 06:45 PM, Roxy Robinson wrote:
> I was saying I have been using OOo 9 years - and actually when I start counting its probably a year 
> or 2 longer - only because I have used it exclusively as my office program. I'm not trying to 
> establish a reputation for anything except for being a bit dissatisfied with the way things are 
> going right now. Are these the same, or different folks, that are supposed to be bringing forth an 
> OOo 3.3? If not, what happened to it?
> As I said previously, I already knew of the Oracle takeover of Sun through one of the several computer related newsletters I 
> subscribe to. When I heard that it bothered me a little in regard to whether OOo would continue to be available or not. And then 
> out of the blue I get an email announcing LibreOffice, and that the first beta is available for download. Yeah, it says it 
> shouldn't be considered to be "ready for production". My first thought is "what the heck happened to the next 
> release of OOo that they had been talking about". Is this a "replacement" product with another name? Go to the 
> website for the download and there is really no information there explaining what the heck is going on. So I go ahead and 
> download LO while I am there. Only later to find out - no this isn't an upgrade to OOo; its another product. But I guess, similar 
> to OOo????? And, I will guarantee you there are a ton of other folks out here with the same questions I had/have!!! I know all 
> the folks t
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>   t I've introduced to OOo over the years have them. And TDF may be doing an outstanding job - but 
> I don't see it!!!! They sent me the link to the download, but I'm certainly not a beta tester. So 
> I'm still pretty much in the dark on what to expect. And, yes, I do have a fairly strong opinion 
> about that, but that does not mean it is not an humble one!

If you are interested in the next version of OOo, you can do a google 
search on OOo roadmap and click on the first link.  It talks all about 
the features and release timing of OOo 3.3.

If you are interested in learning about TDF, you can read about it at 
TDF and this list.  I agree that things aren't entirely clear.  In part, 
that is because the LibO community was waiting to hear from Oracle 
whether they would donate the OOo trademark.  It seems most likely now 
that they won't.  In the next couple of weeks, I expect things will 
become much more clear, here, and on the TDF website.

I'm sorry your experience with the beta was not what you expected.

     ----Jon

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