On 04/27/2011 08:38 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Things like this keep me off, I refuse to let YaST update OOo to libre in my 11.2. :-(
For me, this office application is also crucial.
+1 What really blows my mind is how these "Flagship" applications get released to the entire Linux community, picked up by the major distros, and then distributed to all end users -- and -- Nobody has even tested this stuff??? You would think there is some default set of documents that would at least get printed before each release to make sure they print the same as they did in the last release. The complete lack of print/format testing of the office suites is just one example of what makes it impossible for business to rely on opensource for desktop use. The other is the realization that it can take the office suite devs over a year to address and fix these issues. All of this highlight areas where simple additions to the QA process prior to release and quick work to repair identified problems in critical areas can greatly advance viability of opensource as a business desktop alternative. As it sits now, the cost to business organizations of one of these type mess-ups is massive. Even at a bare minimum, if each business lost no more than 2 hours trying to figure out why in the heck they can't get the documents or labels to print right anymore plus the time required to troubleshoot to the point of discovering that there is a default spacing difference between OO and Libre, the cost across all businesses using opensource is staggering. Right now I have to keep both OO and Libre installed. OO for re-printing all the documents created over the past 10 years. And yes, it is a BIG deal when the Judge's signature block ends up on a different page or all the Page X, Paragraph Y references in a document are no longer correct. Here's to hoping the bug is identified and corrected swiftly :) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org