Hi,

Paolo Vecchi wrote on 08/07/2020 19:31:

> LibreOffice is, unfortunately, taken for granted by many which use it
> also in large organisations, which may have the resources for
> contributing to it, as they see it simply as a great office suite they
> can get for free.
> 
> Nothing wrong with having LibreOffice for free but if a large
> organisation or government, with appropriate means, uses it without
> keeping it up to date and with proper support is not only bad practice
> but also disrespectful towards all the people that invest time and money
> in it.

And it further breaks down resources, that are badly needed for many
areas in where the product needs improvements.

> Maybe calling it LibreOffice Community Edition could help in getting the
> message through and those organisations will start contributing or
> getting proper support from the members of the Enterprise ecosystem.

I have no idea how that will have that effect.

> In terms of text for the about window, what do you think about "You are
> using the Community version of LibreOffice, for supported business use
> consider LibreOffice Enterprise products and services."?

" For larger scale professional use, we advise LibreOffice Enterprise
products and support, which also helps vital funding of LibreOffice
development. "

More explicit what we want and why we need it.

Greetings,

Cor

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