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|Developer Snapshot||The very latest 'work in progress' build of OOo||Used by developers and testers to check code changes are performing as expected||Everyday users||Only available in English (US). May contain significant bugs; may not save files correctly (and so may corrupt existing files) | |Developer Snapshot||The very latest 'work in progress' build of OOo||Used by developers and testers to check code changes are performing as expected||Everyday users||Only available in English (US). May contain significant bugs; may not save files correctly (and so may corrupt existing files) | ||
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| − | | | + | |Beta||An early view of the next major release of OOo. A beta has all the features of the new release, but may still contain significant bugs||Reviewers, enthusiasts, testers||Everyday users||By default installs alongside the stable version of OOo. May not save files correctly after use (and so may corrupt existing files) |
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| − | | | + | |Release Candidate||Intended to be the next stable release. If no show-stopper bugs are found, this will simply become the next version of OOo||Testers, translators, documentation writers, reviewers...||Users wanting a fully tested product||By installation, this overwrite the current version of OOo installed on a PC. For parallel installation, [[Run_OOo_versions_parallel|read this]]. |
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|Stable / Final Release||OOo tested and ready for production use, identified by a unique version number||Everyday use in a wide variety of languages|| | |Stable / Final Release||OOo tested and ready for production use, identified by a unique version number||Everyday use in a wide variety of languages|| | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 2 June 2008
Contents
Product Releases - Builds FAQ
What are software builds?
For an overview of how software is built, please see Wikipedia
What are the various builds of OOo and what are they for?
| Name | What is it | Who is it for | Who is it not for | Cautions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer Snapshot | The very latest 'work in progress' build of OOo | Used by developers and testers to check code changes are performing as expected | Everyday users | Only available in English (US). May contain significant bugs; may not save files correctly (and so may corrupt existing files) |
| Beta | An early view of the next major release of OOo. A beta has all the features of the new release, but may still contain significant bugs | Reviewers, enthusiasts, testers | Everyday users | By default installs alongside the stable version of OOo. May not save files correctly after use (and so may corrupt existing files) |
| Release Candidate | Intended to be the next stable release. If no show-stopper bugs are found, this will simply become the next version of OOo | Testers, translators, documentation writers, reviewers... | Users wanting a fully tested product | By installation, this overwrite the current version of OOo installed on a PC. For parallel installation, read this. |
| Stable / Final Release | OOo tested and ready for production use, identified by a unique version number | Everyday use in a wide variety of languages |
What builds are available?
- New builds are announced by the QA project - this information is also available as an RSS feed.
- There's also a record of all builds
Where can I find these builds?
- The primary source for downloads is http://download.openoffice.org
- Note that old builds are regularly dropped from servers to make room for the newer builds
How can I help in the testing process?
See the Quality Assurance pages
