Ubuntu opts for LibreOffice over Oracle's OpenOffice

[Samuel Thurston]

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM, David Sanders
<dsuzukisanders at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 24 Jan 2011 17:41, "Ari Torhamo" <ari.torhamo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> ma, 2011-01-24 kello 09:29 -0600, Samuel Thurston kirjoitti:
>>
>> >
>> > Perhaps my perception is wrong, but isn't the *point* of an LTS
>> > release that the available features don't change?
>>
>> More precisely the point is to have an as stable release as possible.
>> The point is *not* prevent users from doing there individual choises
>> regarding software they install. Many want the peace of mind the stable
>> release brings, but at the same time need a recent version of some piece
>> of software that's essential to them (sticking with a two year old
>> version may not always be feasible).
>>
>> Want new software, get the new release.
>>
>> It's not that simple, as I just explained.
>>
>>
>
> It's not that simple though. Dependencies change, API breakages occur and so
> on. The only way to guarantee stability is to test the whole platform. If
> you want out of that system then use PPAs, just don't expect the same
> stability or support.

That is an excellent point.  LO has 42 dependencies, many of which are
shared with other apps.