Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: IBM is alive ;)

2012-02-04 Thread Benjamin Horst
I do hope that LibreOffice On Line becomes a reality! It would be the only (to my knowledge) Free own-server based office suite! There is one of which I am aware, having used it at a previous employer: Zimbra Docs. It is not widely documented or discussed online, for reasons I don't know.

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: IBM is alive ;)

2012-02-04 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Feb 4, 2012, at 12:30 PM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: On 04/02/2012 17:26, Benjamin Horst wrote: I do hope that LibreOffice On Line becomes a reality! It would be the only (to my knowledge) Free own-server based office suite! There is one of which I am aware, having used it at a previous

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: IBM is alive ;)

2012-02-04 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Feb 4, 2012, at 2:00 PM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: On 04/02/2012 19:50, Benjamin Horst wrote: On Feb 4, 2012, at 12:30 PM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: On 04/02/2012 17:26, Benjamin Horst wrote: I do hope that LibreOffice On Line becomes a reality! It would be the only (to my knowledge

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: IBM is alive ;)

2012-02-04 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Feb 4, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Pedro wrote: Hi Benjamin, all Benjamin Horst wrote http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/features/managing-docs-with-zimbra/ It worked pretty well in my usage, I'd use it again. This is not even similar to Google Docs or IBM Docs. Zimbra Docs is a a WYSIWYG

Re: [tdf-discuss] News about the world outside LO :)

2011-07-15 Thread Benjamin Horst
Java-dependent than OOo ever was Rob Weir's full email is available online here, and his official announcement is this afternoon in Berlin (so it could be happening right now or has just happened): http://lwn.net/Articles/451635/ -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern

Re: [tdf-discuss] News about the world outside LO :)

2011-07-15 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Jul 15, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Mark Wielaard wrote: On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 10:30 -0400, Benjamin Horst wrote: I think Symphony has done a great job with its UI work--that's what I'd most like to see come under an open source license. - tabbed document interface lets you open multiple files

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] suggestion to improve libreoffice writer

2011-03-19 Thread Benjamin Horst
success for us. They are an obvious, immediate difference from our biggest competitor and something that a lot of users have asked for over the years. They're also easy to use, since web browsers have trained users what to expect. I'd like to see LibreOffice implement tabs, too. -Ben Benjamin Horst

Re: [tdf-discuss] Libreoffice for Mac

2011-03-05 Thread Benjamin Horst
of the porting team.) -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-18 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Feb 18, 2011, at 6:37 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi folks, Benjamin Horst wrote on 2011-02-08 19.58: My suggestion was to use a personal account to collect and then disburse the income, which would probably trigger income tax, as BRM mentioned in his response. (I don't know

Re: Looking for ONE person ( was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Looking for two people to act as sponsors of US TDF/LibreOffice fund raising event )

2011-02-13 Thread Benjamin Horst
WorldLabel.com has been a good and very generous member of the community, perhaps they could assist? I've also reached out to another company I know who I think might be interested. I'll keep you posted. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Computer Magazine cover CDs

2011-02-09 Thread Benjamin Horst
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Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Benjamin Horst
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Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-07 Thread Benjamin Horst
the strongest, but other options exist as well. For example, http://www.chipin.com/ is one I've seen used in the past. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http

Re: [tdf-discuss] Fwd: [marketing] About.com 2011 Readers' Choice Awards - Nominations are Open

2011-01-13 Thread Benjamin Horst
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Re: [tdf-discuss] Mac App Store

2011-01-07 Thread Benjamin Horst
Anecdotal evidence of the impact of being listed in the app store--yesterday, Evernote tweeted their installation rate increased 1,800% from the day before the Mac App Store launched. Ben Sent from my iPhone On Jan 7, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Charles-H. Schulz charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Mac App Store

2011-01-07 Thread Benjamin Horst
ahead with it. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

[tdf-discuss] Mac App Store

2011-01-06 Thread Benjamin Horst
they might never come back to do. Does anyone know the technical requirements needed to get into the Mac App Store? Are there any developers here who'd like to get involved in this process? Strategically, I think the payoff will be huge. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern

Re: [tdf-discuss] Community Management

2010-12-14 Thread Benjamin Horst
culture certainly makes sense. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived

[tdf-discuss] Community Management

2010-12-13 Thread Benjamin Horst
is on his site: http://www.jonobacon.org/contact-me/ ) -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list

Re: [tdf-discuss] A proposal for effective, volunteer-friendly user support in LibreOffice

2010-11-23 Thread Benjamin Horst
email or choose a web interface to do their part? -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list

Re: [tdf-discuss] New support list suggestion

2010-11-20 Thread Benjamin Horst
is such a common occurrence that we need a special section in our FAQ for it, and fits into the narrative of our inevitable project growth. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org

Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-17 Thread Benjamin Horst
as inspiration for improvements to Draw is a great approach, since it has faced and solved many of the same problems. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines: http

Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-17 Thread Benjamin Horst
for LibO to step in and fill this user need. (How many times have you received Word docs that just contain a pasted image, because they have no other way to save the file? This happens to me in business settings frequently.) -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com

Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-17 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Nov 17, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Ian Lynch wrote: On 17 November 2010 16:17, Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:36 PM, Ian Lynch wrote: Think this has lost the plot :-) The argument was not necessarily to replace Draw with Inkscape but to learn from it. Excellent

Re: [tdf-discuss] FreeDesktop Bugzilla

2010-11-12 Thread Benjamin Horst
, if possible. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines: http://netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-05 Thread Benjamin Horst
of LibreOffice in their eyes. It feels like a plan for a smart new startup, perhaps even backed with VC money from Apple or Android's development funds for their platforms. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h

Re: [tdf-discuss] New UI - OOo compatability - What we are about?

2010-11-05 Thread Benjamin Horst
clearly a model that works. Thanks for bringing up this train of thought. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines: http://netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread Benjamin Horst
of what you do. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines: http://netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All

Re: [tdf-discuss] UI - Making it an official project/goal?

2010-10-25 Thread Benjamin Horst
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Re: [tdf-discuss] [SC] Steering Committee Info at the wiki

2010-10-14 Thread Benjamin Horst
Hi Friedrich, On Oct 13, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote: Hi Benjamin, *, Benjamin Horst schrieb: This is exactly why I suggested we look at multiple wiki engines before installing one and proceeding. ACL features of Foswiki make it easy to specify a separate set of pages

Re: [tdf-discuss] [SC] Steering Committee Info at the wiki

2010-10-13 Thread Benjamin Horst
efficient and effective if you plan it out better first! :) When trying to attract new community members, any little impediment can affect their willingness to join and participate. And regular, tiny frustrations can sometimes tire out even the most stalwart contributors. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho

Re: [tdf-discuss] [Fwd: Re: Docs page on wiki]

2010-10-11 Thread Benjamin Horst
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Re: [tdf-discuss] Survey|Opinion - LibreOffice Install and Update

2010-10-11 Thread Benjamin Horst
package repository site, be of value to you? Yes, though I'm not sure exactly what this would do. -Ben Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org All messages you send to this list will be publicly

Re: US Group Status ( was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Media contact for the USA )

2010-10-07 Thread Benjamin Horst
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Re: [tdf-discuss] Media contact for the USA

2010-10-06 Thread Benjamin Horst
Hello Guy, I've long felt that a PR and media push in the USA could produce very strong results for OOo and now for LibO. I'd suggest we (I'm in NYC) model such a campaign after the work Italo Vignoli does in Italy, which has been so successful there. Are you a PR professional yourself? Such

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Feature Request

2010-10-06 Thread Benjamin Horst
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Re: [tdf-discuss] [WEBSITE] Improvements for the wiki?

2010-10-05 Thread Benjamin Horst
to get the wiki in a good shape. Cheers, Christoph Am Montag, den 04.10.2010, 19:52 -0400 schrieb Benjamin Horst: Thanks, Christoph. I've long been interested in wikis and the capabilities they can provide, the data structures and usage patterns that tend to work well, and the various wiki

Re: [tdf-discuss] [WEBSITE] Improvements for the wiki?

2010-10-05 Thread Benjamin Horst
Dienstag, den 05.10.2010, 07:38 -0400 schrieb Benjamin Horst: I agree that overthinking and overburdening a wiki with rigid process is harmful, but some upfront organization and planning is still necessary. Yes, rigid processes are harmful for a wiki - even if they want to achieve something

Re: [tdf-discuss] [WEBSITE] Improvements for the wiki?

2010-10-04 Thread Benjamin Horst
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Re: [tdf-discuss] [WEBSITE] Improvements for the wiki?

2010-10-04 Thread Benjamin Horst
-- Jonathan Zacsh On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 19:52, Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com wrote: Thanks, Christoph. I've long been interested in wikis and the capabilitie s they can provide, the data structures and usage patterns that tend to wor k well, and the various wiki platforms available

Re: [tdf-discuss] [GENERAL] New name

2010-10-03 Thread Benjamin Horst
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