I agree with Italo that changing to version 8 makes sense and that it is a marketing decision. Office suite updates that become new version numbers rarely include much in the way of ground breaking innovation and waiting for some integration of some new 'ground breaking' feature does not make sense. Nor does waiting for ODF1.4 which is not a change in some way unique to LibreOffice. A new version can also be framed around the plan for that new version. What huge changes are we going to make during version 8? It does not have to be limited to what changes warranted a number change. I think universal accessibility warrants a number change and makes for great marketing.
Italo, the way people talk to you is not okay... know that you have the respect of many/most community members who trust in your marketing expertise. Many are quick to speak on a topic they have no formal training in.
My 2 cents...
Cheers,
Jaron
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 5:14 AM Pedro Rosmaninho <mota.prego@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I would just like to counter what Eyal Rosenberg says. Version number
should be a marketing decision.
But I agree with his points that marketing must consider that major
innovations or missing features should be included with a major number
change otherwise said number change will fall flat.
The number 8 is a great opportunity so it shouldn't be wasted without
having something impactful when it is launched.
Regina Henschel <rb.henschel@xxxxxxxxxxx> escreveu no dia terça, 28/03/2023
à(s) 15:40:
> Hi Italo,
>
> the change from 6.x to 7.0 happens together with the change from ODF 1.2
> to ODF 1.3. If the decision it to keep this kind of numbering, I think a
> change to 8.0 should happen when LibreOffice starts support for ODF 1.4.
> ODF 1.4 will hopefully be released end of 2024.
>
> Kind regards,
> Regina
>
> Italo Vignoli schrieb am 27.03.2023 um 19:11:
> > Moving to LibreOffice 8 (instead of 7.6) makes sense for marketing
> > purposes, as media is looking at LibreOffice as the real innovator in
> > the open source office suite market, and the feeling of journalists is
> > that we are forever stuck at 7.x.
> >
> > We all know that the next version will not include any significant
> > innovation which can justify the change of version, apart from the new
> > build system for Windows and the availability of LibreOffice for Arm
> > processors on Windows (which has not been announced).
> >
> > Playing with the number 8, which can be rotated 90° to become the
> > "infinite" symbol, we can frame the next version as LibreOffice for an
> > infinite number of users, as we cover all hardware platforms and all
> > operating systems for personal productivity.
> >
> > This is my opinion. If the community wants to stick with 7.6, I won't
> > insist. I have received enough insults both public and private for the
> > marketing plan, and I am still receiving them from a few people, that I
> > am not willing to enter into that process again (even if the decision on
> > the "community" tag has not been mine, but it looks like people have a
> > very short memory).
> >
> > Looking forward to your thoughts.
>
>
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