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

NoOp wrote:
> On 11/26/2010 12:16 PM, Robert Derman wrote:
>   
> > Marc Paré wrote:
> >     
> ...
>   
> > > 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
> > >       
> > Here I really must disagree, I think pretty much everyone knows what 
> > sort of internet connection they have, and therefore if the downloadable 
> > packages are plainly labeled as to size in megabytes, (which they 
> > certainly should be) then they would know what sort of download time is 
> > involved.  The only real variable here being if the download server is 
> > overloaded, and if you watch your download speeds you will know if that 
> > is the case. 
> >     
>
> This is not targeted at Robert, but to all suggesting that bundled
> documentation downloads be considered. Keep in mind that one of the
> targets for OOo/LO et al is locations/countries/users that cannot, or do
> not, wish to pay for MS Office. Many of those are still on dialup (even
> in the USA).
>   
Its difficult to really offer any meaningful suggestions until we get 
beyond the beta stage but once we do, we should really do a better job 
than OOo ever did of making LO available on disk for all those people 
with only dial-up or no internet connection at all.  I understand that 
right now due to a lack of server space the current download package is 
FAR too large.  That problem will of course have to be solved.  Once 
there is enough server space, we should offer a choice of download 
packages, as I have mentioned in previous emails. 


I know that virtually all computers made in the last few years have had 
DVD as opposed to CD optical drives installed.  Actually I think it is 
5-6 years now.  What I am getting at with this is that the LO disk could 
be a DVD disk rather than a CD disk.  Or at least it could be available 
on both kinds of disk.  Anyway, the cost of DVD blanks is not 
significantly more than CD blanks, and a DVD would offer more than 
enough space for everything TDF has to offer. 


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