[tdf-discuss] Re: A better idea for a download package.

Le 2010-11-25 14:44, Robert Derman a écrit :
> With all the discussion of the size of the download package and the
> difficulty of including things like manuals I suddenly realized that
> perhaps we are going about this thing entirely wrong! Perhaps what we
> should do is offer a CHOICE of several download packages, not just one
> take it or leave it package.
>
> A basic download package with just the core LO Office Suite, like what
> we have had up to now, and as an alternative, a Complete package
> including users manual(s), templates, extensions, clip art, fonts,
> anything else that should be in a complete package. Perhaps we could
> even offer a Writer Only package without Calc, Draw, Impress, Base, or
> Math, and with just a BRIEF users manual for Writer. I suspect that
> there may be many home users that just want a word processor and aren't
> at all interested in the rest of the suite.
>
>
> Different users have very different internet connections, some are still
> dial up. Some are DSL, and some are Cable and have huge bandwidth.
> Offering only a One-Size-Fits-All package may no longer be the best idea.

Hi Robert:

Yes this would be ideal. However, this would also impact our developers 
and add to their work. I, myself, would favour Barbara's suggestion of 
having a link offering the user the to download extra packages such as 
manuals. BTW ... I don't believe, at this point, that the downloading 
the LibreOffice into different modules (Writer, Impress, Calc etc) is 
possible. There has been talk of it but I believe this would require a 
rewrite of the code.

There could be a downloading on-site menu PRIOR to downloading the suite 
offering extra downloadable options or a menu in the installation 
routine (AFTER downloading the suite) that would offer you a choice of 
downloading extra items such as the manual.

Of these two options, I would prefer being offered the menu AFTER having 
downloaded the LO suite. The reason for this: some users may find that 
downloading the suite took a longer than the anticipated time and they 
would not have enough time/patience to download the additional items.On 
the other hand, if the LO suite had taken less anticipated time to 
download, the user may feel it right to download the extra items.

Marc


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