User: jpmcc Date: 2008-04-05 17:00:56+0000 Modified: marketing/www/planet/atom.xml marketing/www/planet/index.html marketing/www/planet/opml.xml marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml
Log: Planet run at Sat Apr 5 18:00:14 BST 2008 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.293&r2=1.294 Delta lines: +6 -6 ------------------- --- atom.xml 2008-04-05 11:00:43+0000 1.293 +++ atom.xml 2008-04-05 17:00:52+0000 1.294 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <link rel="self" href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml"/> <link href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/"/> <id>http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml</id> - <updated>2008-04-05T11:00:36+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-04-05T17:00:43+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> <entry> @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-04-02T23:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-04-05T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ <p>Where does this leave OpenOffice.org? as usual, we will support whatever file formats our market present and future requires. In an ideal world, this means our engineers would just read the OOXML specification and code it up. Alas, as many commentators have pointed out, the OOXML spec is not fit for purpose, and following that route simply wouldn&#8217;t give a usable result. To quote from an engineer who works on this stuff for us and knows what he is talking about:</p> <blockquote><p>&#8230;there is a fundamental problem for all filter developers: the mandatory part of the OOXML spec will not be enough to implement proper MS Office filters but these filters are what the market wants. Developing an OOXML filter is totally useless as there is no application on this planet that follows this spec verbatim.</p></blockquote> <p>So, it&#8217;s back to the old game of five man years&#8217; or more reverse engineering what Microsoft&#8217;s software actually does, rather than following the incomplete and inconsistent dog&#8217;s breakfast called the OOXML spec - which the world&#8217;s highest technical standards body has just blessed with an ISO number. Ho hum.</p> -<p>And how was the writing course? I thought it was a day well spent, and my piece on open source is much improved as a result. When the article comes out, I&#8217;ll let you have a look (copyright permitting) and you can judge for yourself. Meanwhile, keep on looking for similar opportunities outwith the ghetto, and never underestimate the realities of dealing with the world&#8217;s most successful monopolist.</p></content> +<p><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/crash.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-498" title="crash" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/crash.png" alt="MS-Word having a bad day" width="348" height="97" /></a>And how was the writing course? well, apart from troubles with the word processor I had to use, I thought it was a day well spent, and my piece on open source is much improved as a result. When the article comes out, I&#8217;ll let you have a look (copyright permitting) and you can judge for yourself. Meanwhile, keep on looking for similar opportunities outwith the ghetto, and never underestimate the realities of dealing with the world&#8217;s most successful monopolist.</p></content> <author> <name>John McCreesh</name> <uri>http://www.mealldubh.org</uri> @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-04-02T23:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-04-05T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-04-02T23:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-04-05T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-04-02T23:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-04-05T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.293&r2=1.294 Delta lines: +2 -2 ------------------- --- index.html 2008-04-05 11:00:44+0000 1.293 +++ index.html 2008-04-05 17:00:53+0000 1.294 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ <a href="rss20.xml"><img src="rss2.gif" alt="Link to RSS 2 feed" /></a> </div> -<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: April 05, 2008 11:00 AM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: April 05, 2008 05:00 PM GMT</em></p> <h2>April 04, 2008</h2> <h3> @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ <p>Where does this leave OpenOffice.org? as usual, we will support whatever file formats our market present and future requires. In an ideal world, this means our engineers would just read the OOXML specification and code it up. Alas, as many commentators have pointed out, the OOXML spec is not fit for purpose, and following that route simply wouldn’t give a usable result. To quote from an engineer who works on this stuff for us and knows what he is talking about:</p> <blockquote><p>…there is a fundamental problem for all filter developers: the mandatory part of the OOXML spec will not be enough to implement proper MS Office filters but these filters are what the market wants. Developing an OOXML filter is totally useless as there is no application on this planet that follows this spec verbatim.</p></blockquote> <p>So, it’s back to the old game of five man years’ or more reverse engineering what Microsoft’s software actually does, rather than following the incomplete and inconsistent dog’s breakfast called the OOXML spec - which the world’s highest technical standards body has just blessed with an ISO number. Ho hum.</p> -<p>And how was the writing course? I thought it was a day well spent, and my piece on open source is much improved as a result. When the article comes out, I’ll let you have a look (copyright permitting) and you can judge for yourself. Meanwhile, keep on looking for similar opportunities outwith the ghetto, and never underestimate the realities of dealing with the world’s most successful monopolist.</p></p> +<p><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/crash.png";><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-498" title="crash" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/crash.png"; alt="MS-Word having a bad day" width="348" height="97" /></a>And how was the writing course? well, apart from troubles with the word processor I had to use, I thought it was a day well spent, and my piece on open source is much improved as a result. When the article comes out, I’ll let you have a look (copyright permitting) and you can judge for yourself. Meanwhile, keep on looking for similar opportunities outwith the ghetto, and never underestimate the realities of dealing with the world’s most successful monopolist.</p></p> <p> <em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/04/02/back-to-school/";>by John at April 02, 2008 08:40 PM GMT</a></em> </p> File [changed]: opml.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/opml.xml?r1=1.293&r2=1.294 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2008-04-05 11:00:44+0000 1.293 +++ opml.xml 2008-04-05 17:00:53+0000 1.294 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:00:36 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:00:43 +0000</dateModified> <ownerName>Marketing Project</ownerName> <ownerEmail>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</ownerEmail> </head> File [changed]: rss10.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml?r1=1.194&r2=1.195 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- rss10.xml 2008-04-04 23:00:44+0000 1.194 +++ rss10.xml 2008-04-05 17:00:53+0000 1.195 @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ <p>Where does this leave OpenOffice.org? as usual, we will support whatever file formats our market present and future requires. In an ideal world, this means our engineers would just read the OOXML specification and code it up. Alas, as many commentators have pointed out, the OOXML spec is not fit for purpose, and following that route simply wouldn&#8217;t give a usable result. To quote from an engineer who works on this stuff for us and knows what he is talking about:</p> <blockquote><p>&#8230;there is a fundamental problem for all filter developers: the mandatory part of the OOXML spec will not be enough to implement proper MS Office filters but these filters are what the market wants. Developing an OOXML filter is totally useless as there is no application on this planet that follows this spec verbatim.</p></blockquote> <p>So, it&#8217;s back to the old game of five man years&#8217; or more reverse engineering what Microsoft&#8217;s software actually does, rather than following the incomplete and inconsistent dog&#8217;s breakfast called the OOXML spec - which the world&#8217;s highest technical standards body has just blessed with an ISO number. Ho hum.</p> -<p>And how was the writing course? I thought it was a day well spent, and my piece on open source is much improved as a result. When the article comes out, I&#8217;ll let you have a look (copyright permitting) and you can judge for yourself. Meanwhile, keep on looking for similar opportunities outwith the ghetto, and never underestimate the realities of dealing with the world&#8217;s most successful monopolist.</p></content:encoded> +<p><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/crash.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-498" title="crash" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/crash.png" alt="MS-Word having a bad day" width="348" height="97" /></a>And how was the writing course? well, apart from troubles with the word processor I had to use, I thought it was a day well spent, and my piece on open source is much improved as a result. When the article comes out, I&#8217;ll let you have a look (copyright permitting) and you can judge for yourself. Meanwhile, keep on looking for similar opportunities outwith the ghetto, and never underestimate the realities of dealing with the world&#8217;s most successful monopolist.</p></content:encoded> <dc:date>2008-04-02T20:40:30+00:00</dc:date> </item> <item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-6478615014605469665"> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.194&r2=1.195 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- rss20.xml 2008-04-04 23:00:44+0000 1.194 +++ rss20.xml 2008-04-05 17:00:53+0000 1.195 @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ <p>Where does this leave OpenOffice.org? as usual, we will support whatever file formats our market present and future requires. In an ideal world, this means our engineers would just read the OOXML specification and code it up. Alas, as many commentators have pointed out, the OOXML spec is not fit for purpose, and following that route simply wouldn&#8217;t give a usable result. To quote from an engineer who works on this stuff for us and knows what he is talking about:</p> <blockquote><p>&#8230;there is a fundamental problem for all filter developers: the mandatory part of the OOXML spec will not be enough to implement proper MS Office filters but these filters are what the market wants. Developing an OOXML filter is totally useless as there is no application on this planet that follows this spec verbatim.</p></blockquote> <p>So, it&#8217;s back to the old game of five man years&#8217; or more reverse engineering what Microsoft&#8217;s software actually does, rather than following the incomplete and inconsistent dog&#8217;s breakfast called the OOXML spec - which the world&#8217;s highest technical standards body has just blessed with an ISO number. Ho hum.</p> -<p>And how was the writing course? I thought it was a day well spent, and my piece on open source is much improved as a result. When the article comes out, I&#8217;ll let you have a look (copyright permitting) and you can judge for yourself. Meanwhile, keep on looking for similar opportunities outwith the ghetto, and never underestimate the realities of dealing with the world&#8217;s most successful monopolist.</p></description> +<p><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/crash.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-498" title="crash" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/crash.png" alt="MS-Word having a bad day" width="348" height="97" /></a>And how was the writing course? well, apart from troubles with the word processor I had to use, I thought it was a day well spent, and my piece on open source is much improved as a result. When the article comes out, I&#8217;ll let you have a look (copyright permitting) and you can judge for yourself. 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