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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Oct 5 11:23:28 -0700 2006 ------- A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ============================= Many issues were discussed in this thread (beyond the original posting). Please note however, that there is a more general approach to all the issues listed. WE DO NOT NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL! See also the wiki page on statistical methods (http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Statistical_Data_Analysis_Tool , especially the paragraph 6 - Task Breakdown - Third Party Library Integration). and the issue http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66589 ("R Statistical Software", which aims at integrating R with OOo Calc). Implementing all this issues directly into OOo Calc will be difficult. DISADVANTAGES ------------- - many resources (coders, even financial constraints) - code becomes more and more complex, more difficult to understand by new developers, more testing time needed - experienced coders work already on other open source projects; less availability for a new project ALTERNATIVE ----------- - a very good alternative is to do all these advanced things with dedicated external software, when such free alternatives exist: -- I have read something about gnuplot on this thread. -- There are other softwares as well, e.g. R (with over 500 packages), octave and many more, each suitable for some specific task. ADVANTAGE --------- - one can easily implement many more features from the specific program with minimal effort (once the external program is embedded within OOo) - dedicated programs offer more advanced solutions than anything that would be implemented in OOo (or some competitive software) - less resources needed: -- programs are developed by their own groups, -- tested by appropriate folks and therefore -- NO major delays, less propensity for bugs -- new features are implemented more easily (we at OOo need only make a new Menu/Gui and paste the correct syntax to the external program) - smaller code, smaller program -- should also run faster, not so many resources loaded -- only users that need that option will run it (see also the note below) A special note: - because some licenses may not be compatible with OOo (although they are still open source), I DO NOT MEAN including the code in OOo - what I mean is a general mechanism in place that allows OOo to communicate (bidirectioanly) with the external software - instruct users what external programs (extensions) do exist and where to find them (url) - allow users to easily acces the functionality of that programs through OOo Menus (or functions): -- e.g. R is a state-of-the-art statistical software, but it is NOT menu-driven and most users will find it difficult to use, so implement handy menus in OOo that paste the correct syntax into R (R can be embedded in other implications, see paragraph 7 - Links, on the wiki page). --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
