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

On 11/30/2010 02:43 AM, plino wrote:
> The point here is that OOo has a small installer with 140Mb (no Java, and
> only English, Spanish and French dictionaries).
> Why is LO going in the opposite direction with 299 and 466Mb???
>
> The current packages (including in the smallest option 56 language packs!!!)
> makes no sense IMO as I mentioned in this post
> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/A-proposal-for-effective-volunteer-friendly-user-support-in-LibreOffice-tp1954148p1973749.html
>
> I think that an English only version of LibreOffice and then separate
> Language Packs (10-40Mb) which include the translation for the interface and
> dictionaries, spelling, etc is the best option.

Actually the point that I was trying to make, but apparently you've
snipped all (including attribution as to who you were replying to) is this:

  Those that think including additional bits such as documentation in
any initial download need to consider the impact of both the user and
the download method.

The current download (as has been explained in other threads) is large
due to the added language add-on's. No worries, as the LO is still beta.
However my post was to remind others that downloading an application
such as LO is very much an issue. Whether the download be 100Mb or
300Mb, the result is large for dial-up users.

Another post indicated that dialup users are used to large downloads &
let them run overnight. Fair enough... but it's obvious that that poster
doesn't use dialup. It's analogous to assuming that all users have DVD
readers... I test multiple OS's, multiple open-source programs, and I
just checked; out of 10 systems that I have running, only 4 have DVD
readers, 2 have DVD r/w, and all exept one have floppy drives. BTW: I
live and work in "Silicon Valley".

My opinion is to *not* add documentation to the inital download. Instead
reduce the initial download as much as possible, and improve the Help
section to ensure it is correct, and to instruct and or point  a new
user additional documentation.



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