On 03/31/2010 01:12 PM, Martin Hollmichel wrote:
... As start I created
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Smp_status_2010 for collecting
a status of the recommendation done in 2004.
O-W
+ The macro issue can move on to this decade by emphasizing support for
scripting in python and javascript. A great many applications and
systems use one or both. Chasing M$ junk is a waste of time because 1)
the macros will have to be re-written anyway because of the hooks to M$
packages and platforms, 2) any picayune differences, real or perceived,
can be used to dismiss the whole package, 3) by the time it is 1:1
bug-for-bug compatible tons of resources will have been wasted and it
will be beyond old - the way to win the Red Queen's Race is not to
enter, 4) python and javascript work *now* with existing skillsets. If
an additional scripting language is needed, then Lua could be
shortlisted for consideration.
O
+ Clip art can be a way to reach out to various communities. It would
make sense to try working with other ODF-based suites (e.g. Koffice) and
existing art projects like OpenClipart and maybe even distros.
+ Documentation at OOo Authors should be seen as a marketing advantage
and kept fresh. Many capabilities essential to large enterprises, such
as digital signatures, are not widely known or adequately used. There
are a number of print-on-demand shops that could be used as supplemental
distribution channels and to provide income to the project.
/Lars
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