Re: [tdf-discuss] Old Bugs

T. J. Brumfield wrote:
> There were several old, often commented on, and often requested bug fixes
> and features that didn't receive much attention or weren't resolved with OOo
> over the years.
>
> For those who may not be aware of the reasons for the shift/fork, or for
> those who don't care about politics with software, resolving some of these
> old bugs might be a reason for users to switch over to LibreOffice.
>
> For instance, the bug/feature request with the most votes for OOo is a SVG
> import filter. go-oo implemented that feature. I assume LibreOffice will
> include that patch.
>
> Here is an eight year old bug/feature request with over 300 votes.
>
> http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3959
>
> And while it seems like that bug involves quite a bit of work, it also reads
> like necessary refactoring that has been started, but not finished.
>
> In the end, I suppose my question is this. Is it a worthwhile goal for
> LibreOffice to pursue some of these lingering issues with tons of votes?
> Should they try to create the features that the community obviously wants
> that OOo is not providing?
I would have to say so, it would of course be wise to take a close look 
at each.  I suppose some might concern things like compatability with 
some other software program that has itself become obsolete in the 
meantime.  But any that concern internal faults within OOo/LO should 
certainly be addressed.  There is also the matter of feature 
enhancements, performance upgrades, stability improvements, which might 
not have been given a high priority by Sun/Oracle which would now merit 
another look.

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