Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-07 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Wed, 2010-10-06, Alex Fisher wrote: > Secondly, "Libre Office"!? Come on! For a Francophone (and probably speakers > of the other Romance languages) the name might mean something. But to an > Anglophone, who is not "into" OSS, it conveys no meaning at all. The same > would apply to virtually

Re: [marketing] birthday cake [WAS: Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-07 Thread Danishka Navin
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Danishka Navin wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Andreas Bartel > wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I am really wondering what this verbal crusade against Oracle and its >> employees is all about? This all reminds me too much of Middle Ages >> campaigns. Is t

Re: [marketing] birthday cake [WAS: Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-07 Thread Danishka Navin
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Andreas Bartel wrote: > Dear all, > > I am really wondering what this verbal crusade against Oracle and its > employees is all about? This all reminds me too much of Middle Ages > campaigns. Is that what you call social responsibility and soft skills? > > Here is ma

Re: [marketing] birthday cake [WAS: Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-07 Thread Andreas Bartel
Dear all, I am really wondering what this verbal crusade against Oracle and its employees is all about? This all reminds me too much of Middle Ages campaigns. Is that what you call social responsibility and soft skills? Here is maybe an appropriate quote: "Stop telling how good you are. Be goo

Re: [marketing] birthday cake [WAS: Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-07 Thread Danishka Navin
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Louis Suárez-Potts < louis.suarez-po...@oracle.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > On 2010-10-07, at 09:10 , Alex Fisher wrote: > > > My personal concern is that this move has sounded the death knell for > OO.o. > > IMO, it is the end of any real chance we had of seriously re

[marketing] birthday cake [WAS: Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-07 Thread Louis Suárez-Potts
Hi all, On 2010-10-07, at 09:10 , Alex Fisher wrote: > My personal concern is that this move has sounded the death knell for OO.o. > IMO, it is the end of any real chance we had of seriously reducing the market > share of Microsoft Office. Nope. -louis

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-07 Thread Alex Fisher
> On 10/06/2010 05:29 AM, Alex Fisher wrote: > > Secondly, "Libre Office"!? > > You might not understand the meaning. I do, both in the OSS sense *and* in the sense conveyed by the original tongue... > You might not know how to pronounce it. I probably pronounce it better than you do. I spea

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-06 Thread jonathon
On 10/06/2010 05:29 AM, Alex Fisher wrote: > Secondly, "Libre Office"!? You might not understand the meaning. You might not know how to pronounce it. But both of those are solvable issues. Branding is a black art. When a new brand is created, most of the money spent on naming it, goes to tradem

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-06 Thread Bjoern michaelsen
On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:38:44 +0200 Florian Effenberger wrote: > The feedback we have received so far from the Community (again, > the Community we are talking about) has been either very positive, > and at worst, "let's see". The only ones talking about two > communities, about splitting, about f

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Alex Fisher
Hi all. Pardon the top post, but for what I have to say, it's the best way to go. As things stand, I cannot support this move. From where I sit there are several things that make me extremely wary. The first (and major) sticking point is the name of the putative foundation. "The Document Found

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Björn Michaelsen
Am Tue, 5 Oct 2010 13:33:35 +0200 schrieb Thorsten Behrens : > > A foundation per se is a great thing, but when there are two source > > code repositories and two final products then "this project" is > > either schizophrenic or it is actually two projects. And being > > schizophrenic is not a hea

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Andreas, Andreas Bartel wrote on 2010-10-05 13.02: I am just thinking how ironic it seems, at least for me, that the company that is paying money for the infrastructure you all use in this very moment is being bashed in a way that makes all of us look very pathetic. we're using the infrastr

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Andreas, Andreas Bartel wrote (05-10-10 13:02) [...] I am just thinking how ironic it seems, at least for me, that the company that is paying money for the infrastructure you all use in this very moment is being bashed in a way that makes all of us look very pathetic. That might possible be

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Simon, Simon Brouwer wrote (05-10-10 09:33) Drew Jensen schreef: And just to be clear - why is it that you equate what is happening with "going down the drain", is it only viable, your contribution if their is a corporate affiliation? I am not equating that, but I am concerned that a break

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Björn Michaelsen
Am Tue, 5 Oct 2010 12:05:19 +0200 schrieb Thorsten Behrens : > > If you move your contributions somewhere else it supports your > > position there, but not in this project anymore. > > > Your definition of "this project" is kinda arbitrary, and definitely > does not match mine. For me, this proj

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Andreas Bartel
Hi Florian, I'd like to join you in sharing thoughts :-) By the way, to steal Charle's thunder, I am neither mad nor do I hate anyone. I am still doing my job as before and I am pretty much confident that I will continue improving the UX of OpenOffice.org in the fut

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, I'd love to share some thoughts that I have already sent to the Germanophone list: 1. We have an OpenOffice.org Community Council, elected in a long, open and transparent process, to ensure this Council represents the Community we are talking about in the best way possible. *EVERYONE* in

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Ian
On Tue, 2010-10-05 at 10:53 +0200, Bjoern michaelsen wrote: > I have not seen any hate around here, however quite lot of personal > disappointment. Politics is all about personal disappointments. What is done is done so let's look forward. In the end he who pays the piper calls the tune. Whether

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Bjoern michaelsen
On Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:19:56 +0200 "Charles-H. Schulz" wrote: > No. We're not NeoOffice, Lotus or Oracle Open Office: we are > OpenOffice.org ... No, you selfproclaimed are TDF/LO in the first place and OpenOffice.org only if it suits you. If you move your contributions somewhere else it supports

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Tina Lee
It's OK. Never mind. Tina 2010/10/5 Simon Brouwer > Hi Drew, > > Drew Jensen schreef: > > > >> Just to make it clear: I am an independent volunteer community member > >> without any affiliation with Oracle that might color my perspective. > >> However, until now I am not convinced that the posi

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Simon Brouwer
Hi Drew, Drew Jensen schreef: > >> Just to make it clear: I am an independent volunteer community member >> without any affiliation with Oracle that might color my perspective. >> However, until now I am not convinced that the position of Sun/Oracle >> in the project has been, or was going to be,

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-05 Thread Simon Brouwer
Hi Drew, Drew Jensen schreef: > >> Just to make it clear: I am an independent volunteer community member >> without any affiliation with Oracle that might color my perspective. >> However, until now I am not convinced that the position of Sun/Oracle >> in the project has been, or was going to be,

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Cor Nouws
Simon Brouwer wrote (05-10-10 05:03) Just to make it clear: I am an independent volunteer community member without any affiliation with Oracle that might color my perspective. However, until now I am not convinced that the position of Sun/Oracle in the project has been, or was going to be, a larg

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Simon, Simon Brouwer wrote (04-10-10 23:39) Apparently it's easy to forget that it has also continuously been putting in much of the effort baking it, and that it had provided the cake in the first place. IMO the arrangement was definitely not ideal but also not particularly unfair. Basic

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
Just to make it clear: I am an independent volunteer community member without any affiliation with Oracle that might color my perspective. However, until now I am not convinced that the position of Sun/Oracle in the project has been, or was going to be, a larger obstacle to the continued succe

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
Just to make it clear: I am an independent volunteer community member without any affiliation with Oracle that might color my perspective. However, until now I am not convinced that the position of Sun/Oracle in the project has been, or was going to be, a larger obstacle to the continued succe

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Simon Brouwer
Op 5-10-2010 0:40, Drew Jensen schreef: On 10/04/2010 05:39 PM, Simon Brouwer wrote: Apparently it's easy to forget that it has also continuously been putting in much of the effort baking it, and that it had provided the cake in the first place. Please believe me when I say that it is not

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
On 10/04/2010 05:39 PM, Simon Brouwer wrote: Apparently it's easy to forget that it has also continuously been putting in much of the effort baking it, and that it had provided the cake in the first place. Please believe me when I say that it is not nearly as easy as it may seem from outwa

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Ian
On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 23:19 +0200, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: > Think about this fact: People who have been working with you guys for > 10 years or who generally have contributed their best days, their > leisure time, their jobs, to build OOo with you, well, these people, > the whole community, is m

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Simon Brouwer
Hi Drew, Op 4-10-2010 22:29, Drew Jensen schreef: On 10/04/2010 03:08 PM, Simon Brouwer wrote: Hi Drew, Op 4-10-2010 20:19, Drew Jensen schreef: On 10/04/2010 01:54 PM, Ian wrote: On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 19:45 +0200, Martin Hollmichel wrote: An important point indeed is that both side kee

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Bjoern, Le 4 oct. 2010 à 20:56, Bjoern michaelsen a écrit : > > Hi Charles, > > please let me offer a personal opinion to the topic ... > > On Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:10:34 +0200 > "Charles-H. Schulz" wrote: >> What I wanted to clarify is that it would be unwise to prohibit >> discussions on the

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Hello Martin, Le 4 oct. 2010 à 19:45, Martin Hollmichel a écrit : > > Am 04.10.2010 19:10, schrieb Charles-H. Schulz: >> Andreas, Luiz, >> >> Let's take a step back. Obviously verbal assault does not help and >> should not be tolerated. So let's breathe a bit and calm down. >> >> Andreas, wha

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
On 10/04/2010 03:08 PM, Simon Brouwer wrote: Hi Drew, Op 4-10-2010 20:19, Drew Jensen schreef: On 10/04/2010 01:54 PM, Ian wrote: On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 19:45 +0200, Martin Hollmichel wrote: An important point indeed is that both side keep the constructive dialog open and trying to find co

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Simon Brouwer
Hi Drew, Op 4-10-2010 20:19, Drew Jensen schreef: On 10/04/2010 01:54 PM, Ian wrote: On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 19:45 +0200, Martin Hollmichel wrote: An important point indeed is that both side keep the constructive dialog open and trying to find compromises between their different objectives.

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Bjoern michaelsen
Hi Charles, please let me offer a personal opinion to the topic ... On Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:10:34 +0200 "Charles-H. Schulz" wrote: > What I wanted to clarify is that it would be unwise to prohibit > discussions on the OOo lists about TDF. It would be unwise and you > would give the most blatant i

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread eric b
Hi Martin, Le 4 oct. 10 à 20:37, Martin Hollmichel a écrit : If Oracle no longer feels that it's objectives are in alignment with those of the community at large, and therefore no longer willing to sponsor the OpenOffice.org Community, then I believe it best to make that statement publicly,

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Martin Hollmichel
Drew, Am 04.10.2010 20:19, schrieb Drew Jensen: On 10/04/2010 01:54 PM, Ian wrote: On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 19:45 +0200, Martin Hollmichel wrote: An important point indeed is that both side keep the constructive dialog open and trying to find compromises between their different objectives. W

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Drew Jensen
On 10/04/2010 01:54 PM, Ian wrote: On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 19:45 +0200, Martin Hollmichel wrote: An important point indeed is that both side keep the constructive dialog open and trying to find compromises between their different objectives. What are the different objectives of the two projects

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
On 04/10/2010 18:54, Ian wrote: [cut] Do you really want a receipt notification from everyone on this list, Ian? Methinks your signature needs a tweak. ;-) Peter HB - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffi

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Ian
On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 19:45 +0200, Martin Hollmichel wrote: > An important point indeed is that both side keep the constructive dialog > open and trying to find compromises between their different objectives. What are the different objectives of the two projects in your view Martin? -- Ian O

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Martin Hollmichel
Am 04.10.2010 19:10, schrieb Charles-H. Schulz: Andreas, Luiz, Let's take a step back. Obviously verbal assault does not help and should not be tolerated. So let's breathe a bit and calm down. Andreas, whatever your views are on what happened, please understand that we, the people of the Docum

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Martin Hollmichel
What I wanted to clarify is that it would be unwise to prohibit discussions on the OOo lists about TDF. It would be unwise and you would give the most blatant illustration that OOo is not a true project, and simply a product. Both of us know that's not the right way to work this out. nobody pro

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Andreas, Luiz, Let's take a step back. Obviously verbal assault does not help and should not be tolerated. So let's breathe a bit and calm down. Andreas, whatever your views are on what happened, please understand that we, the people of the Document Foundation, are OpenOffice.org just as much as

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Andreas Bartel
Hi Luiz, I would highly appreciate a different style of communication. This is a public list and we certainly do not want to promote verbal assaults, who ever you have been addressing in your previous statement. Thanks a lot! Andreas Am 04.10.2

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread luiz
hi, Oracle knows how to threaten people covertly, not publicly takes his actions behind the scenes. It is a coward! Go to OOcon to talk about motorcycle trips, while the whole world expected a strong position on the destination of the product she bought. Oracle purchased a product, not conscious

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Andreas Bartel
Dear Ian, Am 04.10.2010 17:55, schrieb Ian: On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 12:08 -0300, luiz wrote: Hi, huh ? I don't understand how this logo can be considered as balanced, The DocumentFoundation has it's own product, and this is not Op

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Ian
On Mon, 2010-10-04 at 12:08 -0300, luiz wrote: > Hi, > > > huh ? I don't understand how this logo can be considered as balanced, > > The DocumentFoundation has it's own product, and this is not > > OpenOffice.org, (/me is thinking of a similar campaign for say, > > Macs, prepared for the fu

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread luiz
Hi, > huh ? I don't understand how this logo can be considered as balanced, > The DocumentFoundation has it's own product, and this is not > OpenOffice.org, (/me is thinking of a similar campaign for say, > Macs, prepared for the future by the independent and consumer driven > Bung com

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Martin Hollmichel
office.org Subject: Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval Hi Bernhard, Am 02.10.2010 00:55, schrieb Bernhard Dippold: Hi all, if I counted correctly, there have been 9 clear +1 votes and 4 mainly positive reactions with some questions / reservation. In my

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Martin Hollmichel
Hi Bernhard, Am 02.10.2010 00:55, schrieb Bernhard Dippold: Hi all, if I counted correctly, there have been 9 clear +1 votes and 4 mainly positive reactions with some questions / reservation. In my eyes this qualifies the logo to be called "official". Bernhard Dippold schrieb: Based on a d

RE: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-04 Thread Paula Carmichael
lt: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for > approval > > Hi Bernhard, > > Am 02.10.2010 00:55, schrieb Bernhard Dippold: > > Hi all, > > > > if I counted correctly, there have been 9 clear +1 votes and 4 mainly > > positive reactions with some questio

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Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-02 Thread Dr. Bernhard Dippold
Hi Danishka, all > On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 4:25 AM, Bernhard Dippold > wrote: > >[...] > > > > Due to the present situation in our community with the new Document > > Foundation creating a legal community driven entity able to protect our > > community's rights and broadening support to people and

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-01 Thread Danishka Navin
On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 4:25 AM, Bernhard Dippold wrote: > Hi all, > > if I counted correctly, there have been 9 clear +1 votes and 4 mainly > positive reactions with some questions / reservation. > > In my eyes this qualifies the logo to be called "official". > > Bernhard Dippold schrieb: >> >> Ba

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-01 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Alexandro Colorado schrieb: On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Italo Vignoliwrote: Bernhard Dippold wrote: Are you interested in a localized version of the badge? Just translate the text and I'll add it to the localized versions of the logo I already created: Italiano 10° Anniversario Espa

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-01 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Italo Vignoli wrote: > Bernhard Dippold wrote: > > > Are you interested in a localized version of the badge? Just translate > > the text and I'll add it to the localized versions of the logo I already > > created: > > Italiano > > 10° Anniversario > Español 10° An

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-01 Thread Italo Vignoli
Bernhard Dippold wrote: > Are you interested in a localized version of the badge? Just translate > the text and I'll add it to the localized versions of the logo I already > created: Italiano 10° Anniversario Thanks, Italo -- Italo Vignoli Mobile: +39.348.5653829 - VoIP: +39.02.320621813 Emai

Re: [marketing] Result: Logo for the 10th anniversary - request for approval

2010-10-01 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi all, if I counted correctly, there have been 9 clear +1 votes and 4 mainly positive reactions with some questions / reservation. In my eyes this qualifies the logo to be called "official". Bernhard Dippold schrieb: Based on a design by Miguel Boto, a new member of the Art Project, I create