-1
Middle of October 2010, I used much time trying to figure out what
LibreOffice (LO) was about. I found the site at the time almost useless
in this regard. What I hoped to find was an explanation as to how the
products differ in a way that matters to a user. The site was
sufficiently vague that I finally sent a personal email to Thorsten
Behrens. I formulated my opinions and limited understanding based on
clarifications from Thorsten (to whom I am thankful for taking the time).
I will say that I lack the time to pursue an OOo vs LibreOffice debate.
At least for now, I will state that I believe that the products are
sufficiently similar that documentation can be done jointly at this
particular point in time. Now, for a few concerns:
Concern 1:
I interpret a portion of this message to say that the LibreOffice folks
desire no association with the OOo name. I start wondering if
LibreOffice will port future OOo changes and if they will forge a
different path yielding a different product (or if they will stay as a
rebranded OOo with added value). Depending on the intent, in the near
future it may not be possible to have a common set of documentation.
Concern 2:
If we change the name to use ODF, then (1) the name no longer contains
any association to the products about which the documentation is
written, (2) other products use ODF, and (3) the documentation site is
not about ODF.
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I read the message below to say "we will host you if (and only if) you
drop name association with OOo". I am against changing the name before
we understand what OOoDev intends to do. Will OOoDev jump on the
LibreOffice bandwagon and change their name accordingly (LoDev??)? If
OOoDev intends to become ODFDev then that would be a more compelling
reason to use the ODF name
On 12/17/2010 04:02 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
As many of you know, we have had some problems with website downtime and
slow connections. Most of you don't know that Andreas, our system
administrator, has been having difficulty upgrading the site to Plone 4,
due to lack of server space and the slow, unreliable connection. Because
of these problems, we have been looking for alternative places to host
the site. Our choices are limited because most commercial hosts do not
accept Plone sites because of the resources they use.
Andreas suggested the German association OOoDeV might host the site.
OOoDeV has now formally offered to host our website, but only if our
domain& site names do not include OOo or OpenOffice. (OOoDeV hosts The
Document Foundation/LibreOffice. I assume they are going to change their
name, too.)
(Related info: Some weeks ago, we invited the LibreOffice docs team to
use our website. They have not accepted this offer (in part because of
the site name), but the possibility exists for them or other related
documentation groups to do so. A minor name change would make this
arrangement more attractive.)
I propose to change the domain and site names of OOoAuthors to the more
generic ODFAuthors, where ODF = OpenDocument Format. I have already
registered the domain name to prevent anyone else from grabbing it.
I also propose to accept the offer from OOoDeV to host the site. This
will allow Andreas and others to administer it more efficiently.
Please respond to this note with +1 or discussion about the proposals.
Thank you.
--Jean
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