Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 46173
Presentation Crashes using templates with effects
Last modified: 2005-03-30 18:13:40 UTC
Follow the following steps to see if it is repeatable as it is repeatable for me running in PCLinuxOS .81a File->New->Presentation From Template Next Next Click on ANY of the effects and OO should crash. IF this is repeatable by anyone other then myself then I am SHOCKED and TERRIFIED that this is considered a BETA. Good God, I think I'll take my chances with MS.
Priority changed. Duplicate. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 42423 ***
Closed. Why should this not be a beta-version? Beta versions are there for getting a first impression. They are not ment for serious working. I wonder if MS is fixing problems that fast...
Yeah, you are right MS would never fix it that fast but let's just ignore that they wouldn't have released this as a beta either. Look we can argue the points but this has been broken, fixed, broken, fixed, .... Betas are to get a first impression, but I highly doubt things that are THIS broken are called Betas. Heck, you guys are shunning the scientific community with your regression analysis on Calc so that you can improve it for the SOHO market and I understand that (sort of) but the SOHO market is going to use your templates and THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN caught VERY early - even before the alpha stage. I've never seen a beta where one of the MAJOR features was broken. USUALLY, in my experience, BETAS have minor bugs that get fixed and YES, I've used A LOT of beta packages and have been part of many bug-fixing/BETA testing/quality control teams. In my honest opinion, if something this GLARINGLY OBVIOUS was missed then I don't have much faith in the rest of the package. I like to contribute to OOS software and I have YET to donate to OO and I guess I should thank you guys for continuing to give me reasons for not doing so. Your response is yet another reason along with your developers working on the WRONG things and ignoring IMPORTANT issues. Keep prettying up the GUI and forget the features, useability, and stability and see how many turn back to better alternatives even if it means paying for it. You heard it hear first. By the way, I've donated WAY more for OOS than I've spent on closed-source software and THAT is saying a lot.
No, MS would not have releases such a problem as a beta. They would have released it as a master. By the way: this is Open Source. No one keeps you from improving the code yourself. The length of your answer shows that there must be something else thats buggin you. But I think I can say whatever I want: It would always be wrong, would'nt it?! Bye.
Good God, based on your replies I would guess your age to be less than 25 yrs old. I can only hope someone of more responsibility looks at these things and holds you accountable. I'll give you the chance to have the final word, name 1 instance where MS released such a product as complete. For myself, I am NOT an MS hater or lover. I think their business tactics are immoral but their products are pretty good. Don't even BEGIN to compare Excel with OOCalc. Your other products ARE/WERE pretty good. I'm not a coder but I HAVE offered my assistance to fix what I consider to be BIG GAPING HOLES in your OOCalc and nobody took me up on it. Just do a search for my bug reports. So go ahead, have the last word and show me where MS released such a product as a completed package.... otherwise I'm done with you and can only hope someone else holds you responsible for your juvenile comments.