Hi Dave, Welcome! The first step in volunteering is to subscribe to this dev list.
If you would like to help us with building installation packages for WIndows platforms then you should start by learning how to build from here: http://openoffice.apache.org/source.html This may be a difficult place to start, but it would be a prerequisite to building an installation package. Please ask questions on the list as you explore. One of the big areas we need help is with secure digital signatures of installation artifacts. Anything that you could add to how we can make this happen in very few steps would be helpful. The ASF has strict standards which no one has met your expertise may prove helpful. Regards, Dave On Jul 6, 2013, at 8:16 AM, Dave Ashelman wrote: > Hello Open Office Developers: > Good morning: > I hope this eMail finds you well. My name is David Ashelman and I have > bachelor degrees in computer information systems and mathematics. > I really believe your software is very robust and extremely reliable. > > I have a lot of experience writing MSI database application setups also > teaching computer theory to new MSI crafters. If I can help, then let me > know how I can improve your already remarkable software. > Since 1996, I've been a network administrator, a software design support > engineer, an InstallShield technical trainer, a software Release/Build > technician, a Windows migration consultant, and an application packaging > engineer. > > I have good technical skills and experience with people and software > engineering. > * Two (2) Technical College Degrees (Computer Information Systems + Math) > * Four (4) years of experience employed by the corporation Flexera, who made > AdminStudio. I was responsible for supporting and training users of that > software (Flexera Admin Studio) > * I worked at InstallShield from 1999 - 2003 the time when software packaging > began > > From 2000-2003, I taught software application packaging, software design Best > Practices, and Windows migration around the United States, Canada, & Great > Brittan while working for Flexera, Macro Vision, or InstallShield. > > During that time, I saw how very difficult understanding software builds, > releasing, and installs was for certain software application developers. So, > instead of simply reciting the InstallShield product examples, I wrote a book > illuminating and shedding light on hard to grasp concepts and how to best > handle those concepts in computer data transfer. Multiple illustrations and > mathematical proofs and equations explain everything you need to know to make > great software and application installations. > > * Fourteen (14) years software build/release, software installation > authoring, application packaging engineering, & Windows migrations > > From 2003-13 I have been around the United States meeting great people, > solving complex Windows migrations, solving software application packaging > projects, creating software build releases, and authored multi-platform > software installations. > > With a little luck, hopefully we can work together. I’d like to help you > improve your software solutions. Your future is bright. > > Kind regards > > David W. Ashelman > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
