+1 On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 07:22, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <[email protected]>wrote:
> > -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. > > --------------------------------- > > 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 >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: >> [email protected] >> >> > -- > Andrew Pitonyak > My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt > Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- fotis gkouzkouris web: fogkou.com
