The Issue Tracker and Issue "Enterer' differ significantly in their menu options.

1. While the "Platform:" options are identical, there are significant
differences in "OS:" options that reduce effectiveness of issue tracking vs
issue entry. A subsequent related vendor-focused issue addresses Platform: "Sun"
(SPARC?) vs "Opteron/x86_64" (Intel X86?), and OS: "Solaris" vs 'OpenSolaris'.

2. If Oracle / OpenOffice.org can not distinguish platform and OS sub-markets,
they will have a more difficult time identifying and responding to customer
needs. If user registrations nonetheless provide sufficient platform and OS
information, their decomposition should be architecturally aligned with the
Issue Tracker, the Issue "Enterer", and development and marketing efforts.

3. Recommend strategic examination of and formal decomposition of platform and
OS versions. This then may be used to evaluate differential user adoption, and
guide development and marketing resources. The scope and impact of such a review
is far more important than correcting pull-down menu options.

4. This issue is submitted as a P4 vs P3 because of its architectural
implications related to top-level resource allocation. At a lessor level, the
longer platform and OS remains ambiguous, the less accurate the Issues Database
will remain. At a strategic level, platform/OS examination, conformation, and
validation, may provide widely-distributed benefits in aligning and focusing
efforts across the community.

Thank you.