On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Miroslav Mazel <maz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Wunna Ko <wunnak...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > +1 on Online OpenOffice.org > > > > Let's think of using it not through the browser. I personally don't like > > using stuffs through browser. So, I stopped using Google Docs. > > > Web applications have to run within the browser. That's what makes them web > applications, as opposed to desktop applications. But don't worry, an > online > OOo won't mean the death of the good old OOo desktop apps. They'll still be > there for those who want better OS integration or more complex features. > I think Online doesn't necessary mean Web application. What about doing like client-server? The client side will do things like UI and the server side other parts. It will make the low client download and updating easier. > > > > > The Corporation, now Oracle, can make profit by providing hosting. Like > > Dropbox, ZumoDrive, they can charge for extra storage (let say 2 GB is > > free). > > > Definitely. I'd also be OK with unobtrusive ads. Or, better yet, optional > ads (users could get rid of ads or keep them as a donation to the project; > I > think this would be the most polite thing to do, and I'd definitely keep > the > ads up). It'd also be nice if ads were dealt with as quality content (so > not > the primitive annoying "4 simple steps to lose weight" image banners). Just > look at what Apple is doing with their iAd service. > > > > > > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Roman Gelbort < > ro...@piensalibre.com.ar > > >wrote: > > > > > El 18/05/10 12:20, Varun Mittal escribió: > > > > Hi Roman, > > > > > > > > If I am not mistaken Oracle has some big bets on cloud computing. So > I > > > think > > > > it should be fitting into the scheme of things. They can still offer > > > like > > > > some amount of storage free and charge for anything over that. > > > Geez, I hope they choose to make it open-source. I mean, there's no real > open-source online office suite available yet. (Sure, there's Feng Office, > but that's not compatible with Microsoft's formats or ODF, so it doesn't > really count. There's also EtherPad, a word processor, which does have nice > export options, including DOC and ODT, but its development has > ended.) Otherwise, I'm sticking with Google Docs. > > > > > > > > > > I have no doubt about it! > > > Except that sooner or later, bring your own business ahead of the > > > interests of the community. Nor do I have doubts about this. > > > I have to disagree with you there. There's rarely a case in which ignoring > the opinions of the community is going to be helpful to your business -- > going against your customers is never good. Especially if the software is > free and open-source. Oracle has done a great job with OpenOffice.org and > VirtualBox, and I trust it. And even if Oracle started to abuse its grip on > its software somehow, anyone could take the code and make his own, > unabusive > branch. That's one of the perks of open-source. > > > > > > > I believe that if these projects are designed from the community and > > > then supported by corporations, will be healthier than if they will > > > originate from the support of a single corporation. I think it's a way > > > to give characteristics of independence to the interests of one. > > > But who do you know with enough programming skills to be able to take on > such a heavy project? > > > > > > > In spanish: > > > > > > No tengo dudas de ello! > > > Solo que tarde o temprano, pondrán su propio negocio por delante de los > > > intereses de la comunidad. Tampoco tengo dudas de esto. > > > Yo creo que si estos proyectos se diseñan desde la comunidad y luego > > > reciben el apoyo de las corporaciones, serán más sanos que en el caso > > > que nazcan desde el apoyo de una sola corporación. Creo que es una > forma > > > de darle características de independencia a los intereses de uno solo. > > > > > > >PS: > > > > Your English is good > > > > > > Noooo... google translate is good to me. ;-) > > > > > > P.D.: Sorry to increase the size of emails with the Spanish version. > > > No, I'm glad that you put both the versions in. It's not a bother at all. > :) > > > It > > > happens that many of these conversations are very interesting and (at > > > least in my case) I will miss not understand some terminology or form > of > > > expression. All we use in our language. > > > I think that adding this form to speak in English and our language, we > > > are increasing the possibilities of participation of others. In my > case, > > > Hispanic speakers. > > > > > > > Disculpen por aumentar el tamaño de los correos con la versión en > > > español. Sucede que muchas de estas conversaciones son muy interesantes > > > y (al menos en mi caso) me lo pierdo por no comprender alguna > > > terminología o forma de expresión. Todos las usamos en nuestra lengua. > > > Creo que si agregamos esta forma de expresarnos en inglés y nuestra > > > propia lengua, estamos aumentando las posibilidades de participación de > > > otros. En mi caso, los hispano-parlantes. > > > > > > -- > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Prof. Román H. Gelbort > > > Hagamos Cultura y Software Libres entre todos > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Wunna Ko > > ------------------------------------------- > > Get Paid To Read Emails. 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