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Idea #25431: Use only stable openoffice version for LTS releases

Written by mark_orion the 22 Jul 10 at 16:12. Related project: OpenOffice.org Database. Status: New
Rationale
The OpenOffice 3.2 series contains serious bugs in the database component.
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=108390
This bug as an example makes it impossible to do any serious database development with the 3.2 version.
This forum post confirms that releases with even minor numbers like 3.2 mainly focus on new features:
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=32644
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Solution #1: Use only openoffice versions with odd minor number for LTS releases
Written by mark_orion the 22 Jul 10 at 16:12.
Releases focusing on stability have an odd minor number (e.g. 3.1.1, 3.3).
Releases with an even minor number (e.g. 3.2) are focusing on new features and are more prone to bugs. As an example the 3.2 release that is part of 10.04 Lucid has well known bugs in the database part. As office software is "mission critical", 3.2 should have not made it into Lucid.
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Solution #2: Use recent release and keep sending bugfixes.
Written by Ssdg the 23 Jul 10 at 10:00.
So the LTS won't be outdated when the bug will be fixed. And make sure the bugs are fixed.
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Solution #3: allow user to choose
Written by Goury the 24 Jul 10 at 21:31.
havin both branches with diff names will be excellent sollution (ex: ooo_stable, ooo_beta)

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mark_orion wrote on the 24 Jul 10 at 11:00
Solution #2 is a good idea and would be my preference, but:
- Ubuntu would not do a major version jump (e.g. 3.2 - 3.3), so current Lucid users have to sit with the buggy 3.2. Even 3.2.1 still carries many serious bugs.
- Taking into account that office software is used by many people as their main production software focus should be on stability. The ones who want/need the bleeding edge can use backports or the versions you can download from the openoffice.org / go-oo websites.


Darwin Survivor (Brainstorm moderator) wrote on the 29 Jul 10 at 03:13
Please change your rational to an actual rational. Summarising the first solution is not helpful in determining WHAT your problem is (does it crash, do you not like the new one, etc) and doesn't leave as much room for others to post different solutions.

PLEASE people, the rational is supposed to explain the PROBLEM.


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