[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 113104] MacOS: CPU utilization while scrolling through a plain text document is around 90% on Retina HiDPI screens

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113104

--- Comment #40 from François <daitheflu at free.fr> ---
(In reply to Michael Meeks from comment #38)
> > Wow. I think this really **REQUIRES** an official clarification. Is LO
> > supported on macOS or is it just a pet project, working "by luck", that
> > could be left behind anytime ?
> 
> Is it 'supported' ? depends what you mean by support. You can get a support
> contract for your use of LibreOffice on Mac from the ecosystem, and then you
> can ask for support. One of the serious problems we have is that almost
> no-one bothers to purchase such support - and, as such, it is incredibly
> hard to fund fixing things like this.

By "supported", I meant "people are working on it, trying to make things
better, fixing bugs, just like you'd do for others platforms such as Windows or
Linux".


> > Some people and companies rely on it. It has to be made clear and sound.
> 
> If you are relying on something that you're not contributing to either
> directly yourself, or via paid support - you clearly have a problem.

Well, I mostly disagree with this. Supporting a free software doesn't only mean
giving money. Making companies adopt it also makes it more popular and
widespread. I think it also helps a lot.

Also I've never said I'm not willing to pay. I literally asked for a quote :)


> > For what's worth, I got no precise answer to my previous question (what
> > would be the cost to get this fixed ?)
> 
> Well, there is a significant improvement in bug#137468 which is linked,
> that's good - and will ship in a subsequent update I guess. Otherwise, in
> general fixing an arbitrary problem in LibreOffice costs from $10^3 to $10^5
> with a median around $5k. Normally way beyond what any one individual can
> afford - which is why getting the economics of this thought through
> carefully is so important.
> 
> Anyhow - mercifully - due to Apple app-store sales Collabora can fix some
> issues as they arise, but we've been focusing on native M1 support for a
> while.

That's good to know and fits exactly in what I meant by "supported".

Thanks for these clarifications, very much appreciated.

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