[top posting] I can understand Gene's frustration.
When I first tried to register with, http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/Join about Feb 2004 my first attempt at a username: IanLaurenson was refused. I didn't receive a message about it already existing or anything else which made sense to me. I then tried several other random variations, with a similar lack of success. After emailing for help to webmaster and not getting a response, about a week later I tried iannz and it worked - so I now have a "cooler" username but I never did find out why I had so much trouble registering initially. The number of registrations for OpenOffice.org to be part of the community is quite confusing: There is the optional registering of the software when first run. There is registering to be able enter Issues etc: http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/Join There is registering for oooforums: http://www.oooforum.org/forum/profile.phtml?mode=register There is registering for oooAuthors to be able to work on documentation. http://oooauthors.org/join_form There is subscribing to OpenOffice.org mail lists (of which there are a lot!): http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html Plus all the list for individual projects. And the OpenOffice.org wiki that I hope to have up and running soon will probably need to be registered for as well. The purpose of this email is to: a. Empathise about the issue b. Say that I can't see an alternative. There are many systems that form the OOo community, and each system currently requires their own registration process. Why registering - because it provides some degree of accountability, e.g. oooforums introduced registering to combat spammers. What they will do to combat the current b***** who has hacked into this very useful site I don't know. c. Try and outline the different places for registering and their purpose. Thanks, Ian Laurenson On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 15:04, Gene Heskett wrote: [snip] > Also, I was going to file a bug, but somebody seems to have gotten > plumb fscking paranoid, and although I registered this beta copy I > think, I didn't note if any traffic went out on the routers leds at > the time), that DIDN'T get me a username/password that I could log > into, required before I could file a bug report. Thats bullshit, > fresh, warm and usually found behind the male of the bovine species. > > Seriously speaking to Sun, if you want bug reports, let us file the > $onofabitch without all this username/password bull$hit. My guess is > that 99% of the folks who would file bug reports are dissed at that > screen and give it up. > > For a 'so-called' open source project (some call it open sores), where > we do the beta testing for the next StarOffice, you are seriously > taking aim very carefully so as not to miss when you shoot yourself > in the foot. I hope it feels good. > > Am I pi$$ed? Yes, because I can see the mechanism by which you prevent > bug reports from being filed, so they never get fixed if not filed, > right? Less work for the coders you are paying by the hour is the > rational no doubt. And its 350% intentional, and thats what really > fries me. Rules written by the lawyers to justify their salary. > They should be in the unemployment line. > > Sun still does not 'get' the open source model. Look at the license > for Solaris now. I'm curious, and I'd really like to see how it runs > here, but sorry, no sale after reading that license. I wonder if > they ever will 'get it'? > > What do you want to bet that this message never makes the list? > Nothing, cause it won't pass as a moderated list. BUT I damned sure > hope it makes it to the second floor where somebody who gives a red > cent might care. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
