User: jpmcc Date: 2008-05-07 00:00:33+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 Wed May 7 01:00:13 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=1.412&r2=1.413 Delta lines: +30 -25 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2008-05-06 18:00:32+0000 1.412 +++ atom.xml 2008-05-07 00:00:27+0000 1.413 @@ -5,9 +5,32 @@ <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>2008-05-06T18:00:33+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:28+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry> + <title type="html">Behind or ahead</title> + <link href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/05/behind-or-ahead.html"/> + <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-1154756614249385704</id> + <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:26+00:00</updated> + <content type="html">Clarifying versions: +OpenOffice.org 2.0 - 2.3.1ODF 1.0Approved by ISO +OpenOffice.org 2.4ODF 1.1Has not submitted to ISO for approval +OpenOffice.org 3.0 (upcomming) - ?ODF 1.2Under development + +The problem with Alex Browns validation test (http://www.griffinbrown.co.uk/blog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=f0384bed-808b-49a8-8887-ea7cde5caace) is, that he is using a document from OpenOffice.org 2.4 and</content> + <author> + <name>Leif Lodahl</name> + <uri>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/search/label/OpenOffice.org</uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">Lodahl's blog</title> + <link rel="self" href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/OpenOffice.org"/> + <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169</id> + <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:26+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">Whereâs OpenOffice.orgâs Desktop Publishing program?</title> <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/05/06/wheres-openofficeorgs-desktop-publishing-program/"/> @@ -72,7 +95,7 @@ <title type="html">Java update adverts OpenOffice.org</title> <link href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/05/java-update-adverts-openofficeorg.html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-6138504828996972846</id> - <updated>2008-05-04T12:00:24+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-05-04T13:11:34+00:00</updated> <content type="html">For some time there has been an advert for OpenOffice.org showing on the screen as the regular Java Update downloads and installs. I'm very happy about Sun advertizing for OpenOffice.org like this and its a good way to spread the message to millions and millions of computers and users all over the world. A few days ago I got a call from a journalist (http://www.computerworld.dk/art/45636) asking</content> @@ -84,7 +107,7 @@ <title type="html">Lodahl's blog</title> <link rel="self" href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/OpenOffice.org"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169</id> - <updated>2008-05-04T12:00:24+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -186,7 +209,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-05-06T18:00:19+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -285,7 +308,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-05-06T18:00:19+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -364,7 +387,7 @@ <title type="html">Lodahl's blog</title> <link rel="self" href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/OpenOffice.org"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169</id> - <updated>2008-05-04T12:00:24+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -402,7 +425,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2008-05-06T18:00:19+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -426,22 +449,4 @@ </source> </entry> - <entry> - <title type="html">Brazil</title> - <link href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2008/04/brazil.html"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-5124202816941592059</id> - <updated>2008-04-25T10:53:02+00:00</updated> - <content type="html">Brazil--the Sinatra song speaks of holiday hope, escape, beauty, love, and their loss--<br /><br />Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June<br />We stood beneath an amber moon<br />And softly murmured "Someday soon"<br />We kissed and clung together<br /><br />Then, tomorrow was another day<br />The morning found me miles away<br />With still a million things to say<br />Now, when twilight dims the sky above<br />Recalling thrills of our love<br />There's one thing I'm certain of<br />Return I will to old Brazil<br /><br />Then, tomorrow was another day<br />The morning found me miles away<br />With still a million things to say<br />Now, when twilight dims the sky above<br />Recalling thrills of our love<br />There's one thing that I'm certain of<br />Return I will to old Brazil<br />That old Brazil<br />Man, it's old in Brazil<br />Brazil, Brazil<br /><br /><br />And it was brilliantly used by Terry Gillian in his bleak 1985 satire, Brazil. The country remains a focus of hope and expectation, a sunny future, shadowed by its dark realities. But the current federal administration, Lula's, is changing things, and though the disparities of wealth and privilege remain stark and brutal (Brazil is, like the US, one of the more dramatically disparate countries in terms of wealth and privilege), things are very much improving. The government takes seriously the condition of its people and the importance of social responsibility.<br /><br />I discovered this anew in my most recent trip to Brasilia, for meetings with the education ministry, and Porto Alegre, for fisl 9.0. Briefly, the meetings were immensely productive, and fisl was extraordinary. It is one thing to hear the strong rhetoric for Floss and another to see it in action (read about the KDE installations). The ministry, along with other federal and provincial governments, is dedicated to Floss and wants to move fast on it. OpenOffice.org is crucial there, as it is the best productivity suite on the planet, and that it is also free software--well that simply seals the deal. But the OpenOffice.org we are talking about is BrOffice.org, the Brazilian Portuguese version that is distributed by the BrOffice team. They had to rename it for trademark reasons, but it's the same thing that nearly a hundred million others use daily. And these facts raise some compelling points:<br /><br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#x2022;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Many Brazilians, including those in the Floss movement, as well as those in major corporations and government offices, are unaware of the identity of the two<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#x2022;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Support and training are sporadically available. Now, if someone or some public or private enterprise wants support for OOo, they can find it in several languages by going to our Support page; Sun (my employer) also provides for-fee professional support for OOo, along the same lines as for StarOffice.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#x2022;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;But the default understanding of the public and private enterprises in Brazil does not include support, training, services, and these are sorely wanted. Thus, we have the states of Paran&#x00e1;, the huge, quasi-federal office Serpro, the social security agency and many, many more which I learned about in the three-hour session dedicated to OOo and in personal discussions. (Indeed, I had so many of these that I regretfully could attend very few sessions.)<br /><br />The ultimate point: we need to develop the support business in Brazil. Of course, Brazil is not alone; we need to do this elsewhere, too. But the need is urgent there and the market is open, and as I mentioned in my presentation late Saturday, Brazil really is the leader here and has the ability to join with India and South Africa and possibly China in proving the role and value of Floss in creating not only markets independent of colonial shadow but socially responsible. <br /><br />But what about support? By support, I mean first and second level support, the sort that reassures regular endusers; and I also mean training. NO polity, no enterprise embraces Floss without minimizing liability. That means they want support and services and training contracts. It means building the ecosystem for OOo and doing so now.<br /><br />BTW, if you have not looked at this, now is the time: http://www.hackerteen.com . <br /><br /><br /><br /></content> - <author> - <name>oulipo</name> - <uri>http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">ooo-speak</title> - <link rel="self" href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564</id> - <updated>2008-04-27T18:00:23+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.412&r2=1.413 Delta lines: +22 -16 --------------------- --- index.html 2008-05-06 18:00:33+0000 1.412 +++ index.html 2008-05-07 00:00:28+0000 1.413 @@ -34,8 +34,28 @@ <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: May 06, 2008 06:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: May 07, 2008 12:00 AM GMT</em></p> +<h2>May 07, 2008</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/search/label/OpenOffice.org"; title="Lodahl's blog"> +Leif Lodahl</a> : +<a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/05/behind-or-ahead.html";> +Behind or ahead</a> +</h3> +<p> +Clarifying versions: +OpenOffice.org 2.0 - 2.3.1ODF 1.0Approved by ISO +OpenOffice.org 2.4ODF 1.1Has not submitted to ISO for approval +OpenOffice.org 3.0 (upcomming) - ?ODF 1.2Under development + +The problem with Alex Browns validation test (http://www.griffinbrown.co.uk/blog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=f0384bed-808b-49a8-8887-ea7cde5caace) is, that he is using a document from OpenOffice.org 2.4 and</p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/05/behind-or-ahead.html";>by Leif Lodahl at May 07, 2008 12:00 AM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>May 06, 2008</h2> <h3> <a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> @@ -95,7 +115,7 @@ A few days ago I got a call from a journalist (http://www.computerworld.dk/art/45636) asking</p> <p> -<em><a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/05/java-update-adverts-openofficeorg.html";>by Leif Lodahl at May 04, 2008 12:00 PM GMT</a></em> +<em><a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/05/java-update-adverts-openofficeorg.html";>by Leif Lodahl at May 04, 2008 01:11 PM BST</a></em> </p> <br /> <hr /> @@ -372,20 +392,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h3> -<a href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/"; title="ooo-speak"> -Louis Suarez-Potts</a> : -<a href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2008/04/brazil.html";> -Brazil</a> -</h3> -<p> -Brazil--the Sinatra song speaks of holiday hope, escape, beauty, love, and their loss--<br /><br />Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June<br />We stood beneath an amber moon<br />And softly murmured "Someday soon"<br />We kissed and clung together<br /><br />Then, tomorrow was another day<br />The morning found me miles away<br />With still a million things to say<br />Now, when twilight dims the sky above<br />Recalling thrills of our love<br />There's one thing I'm certain of<br />Return I will to old Brazil<br /><br />Then, tomorrow was another day<br />The morning found me miles away<br />With still a million things to say<br />Now, when twilight dims the sky above<br />Recalling thrills of our love<br />There's one thing that I'm certain of<br />Return I will to old Brazil<br />That old Brazil<br />Man, it's old in Brazil<br />Brazil, Brazil<br /><br /><br />And it was brilliantly used by Terry Gillian in his bleak 1985 satire, Brazil. The country remains a focus of hope and expectation, a sunny future, shadowed by its dark realities. But the current federal administration, Lula's, is changing things, and though the disparities of wealth and privilege remain stark and brutal (Brazil is, like the US, one of the more dramatically disparate countries in terms of wealth and privilege), things are very much improving. The government takes seriously the condition of its people and the importance of social responsibility.<br /><br />I discovered this anew in my most recent trip to Brasilia, for meetings with the education ministry, and Porto Alegre, for fisl 9.0. Briefly, the meetings were immensely productive, and fisl was extraordinary. It is one thing to hear the strong rhetoric for Floss and another to see it in action (read about the KDE installations). The ministry, along with other federal and provincial governments, is dedicated to Floss and wants to move fast on it. OpenOffice.org is crucial there, as it is the best productivity suite on the planet, and that it is also free software--well that simply seals the deal. But the OpenOffice.org we are talking about is BrOffice.org, the Brazilian Portuguese version that is distributed by the BrOffice team. They had to rename it for trademark reasons, but it's the same thing that nearly a hundred million others use daily. And these facts raise some compelling points:<br /><br />        •        Many Brazilians, including those in the Floss movement, as well as those in major corporations and government offices, are unaware of the identity of the two<br />        •        Support and training are sporadically available. Now, if someone or some public or private enterprise wants support for OOo, they can find it in several languages by going to our Support page; Sun (my employer) also provides for-fee professional support for OOo, along the same lines as for StarOffice.<br />        •        But the default understanding of the public and private enterprises in Brazil does not include support, training, services, and these are sorely wanted. Thus, we have the states of Paraná, the huge, quasi-federal office Serpro, the social security agency and many, many more which I learned about in the three-hour session dedicated to OOo and in personal discussions. (Indeed, I had so many of these that I regretfully could attend very few sessions.)<br /><br />The ultimate point: we need to develop the support business in Brazil. Of course, Brazil is not alone; we need to do this elsewhere, too. But the need is urgent there and the market is open, and as I mentioned in my presentation late Saturday, Brazil really is the leader here and has the ability to join with India and South Africa and possibly China in proving the role and value of Floss in creating not only markets independent of colonial shadow but socially responsible. <br /><br />But what about support? By support, I mean first and second level support, the sort that reassures regular endusers; and I also mean training. NO polity, no enterprise embraces Floss without minimizing liability. That means they want support and services and training contracts. It means building the ecosystem for OOo and doing so now.<br /><br />BTW, if you have not looked at this, now is the time: http://www.hackerteen.com . <br /><br /><br /><br /></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2008/04/brazil.html";>by oulipo at April 25, 2008 10:53 AM BST</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> <a id="disclaimer" name="disclaimer"></a> <p><em>Disclaimer: all views expressed on this page are those of the individual contributors, and may not reflect the views of the File [changed]: opml.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/opml.xml?r1=1.412&r2=1.413 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2008-05-06 18:00:34+0000 1.412 +++ opml.xml 2008-05-07 00:00:29+0000 1.413 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Tue, 06 May 2008 18:00:33 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:29 +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=1.251&r2=1.252 Delta lines: +14 -9 -------------------- --- rss10.xml 2008-05-06 18:00:34+0000 1.251 +++ rss10.xml 2008-05-07 00:00:29+0000 1.252 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-1154756614249385704" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=505"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=504"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-4762751427598087650" /> @@ -32,11 +33,22 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-1566992978670019720" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/b296816a9a7285cc" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/odfdom_to_become_available_in"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-5124202816941592059" /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-1154756614249385704"> + <title>Leif Lodahl: Behind or ahead</title> + <link>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/05/behind-or-ahead.html</link> + <content:encoded>Clarifying versions: +OpenOffice.org 2.0 - 2.3.1ODF 1.0Approved by ISO +OpenOffice.org 2.4ODF 1.1Has not submitted to ISO for approval +OpenOffice.org 3.0 (upcomming) - ?ODF 1.2Under development + +The problem with Alex Browns validation test (http://www.griffinbrown.co.uk/blog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=f0384bed-808b-49a8-8887-ea7cde5caace) is, that he is using a document from OpenOffice.org 2.4 and</content:encoded> + <dc:date>2008-05-07T00:00:26+00:00</dc:date> + <dc:creator>Leif Lodahl</dc:creator> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=505";> <title>John McCreesh: Whereâs OpenOffice.orgâs Desktop Publishing program?</title> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/05/06/wheres-openofficeorgs-desktop-publishing-program/</link> @@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ <content:encoded>For some time there has been an advert for OpenOffice.org showing on the screen as the regular Java Update downloads and installs. I'm very happy about Sun advertizing for OpenOffice.org like this and its a good way to spread the message to millions and millions of computers and users all over the world. A few days ago I got a call from a journalist (http://www.computerworld.dk/art/45636) asking</content:encoded> - <dc:date>2008-05-04T12:00:24+00:00</dc:date> + <dc:date>2008-05-04T13:11:34+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>Leif Lodahl</dc:creator> </item> <item rdf:about="http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/odf_validation_for_dummies";> @@ -220,12 +232,5 @@ <content:encoded>I already mentioned jOpenDocument today. Here is another piece of news for developers. A first preview release of ODFDOM will become available in May 2008. In case you don't know what ODFDOM is, check out <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/ODFDOM">the ODFDOM wiki page</a> on OpenOffice.org.</content:encoded> <dc:date>2008-04-25T12:39:24+00:00</dc:date> </item> -<item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-5124202816941592059"> - <title>Louis Suarez-Potts: Brazil</title> - <link>http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2008/04/brazil.html</link> - <content:encoded>Brazil--the Sinatra song speaks of holiday hope, escape, beauty, love, and their loss--<br /><br />Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June<br />We stood beneath an amber moon<br />And softly murmured "Someday soon"<br />We kissed and clung together<br /><br />Then, tomorrow was another day<br />The morning found me miles away<br />With still a million things to say<br />Now, when twilight dims the sky above<br />Recalling thrills of our love<br />There's one thing I'm certain of<br />Return I will to old Brazil<br /><br />Then, tomorrow was another day<br />The morning found me miles away<br />With still a million things to say<br />Now, when twilight dims the sky above<br />Recalling thrills of our love<br />There's one thing that I'm certain of<br />Return I will to old Brazil<br />That old Brazil<br />Man, it's old in Brazil<br />Brazil, Brazil<br /><br /><br />And it was brilliantly used by Terry Gillian in his bleak 1985 satire, Brazil. The country remains a focus of hope and expectation, a sunny future, shadowed by its dark realities. But the current federal administration, Lula's, is changing things, and though the disparities of wealth and privilege remain stark and brutal (Brazil is, like the US, one of the more dramatically disparate countries in terms of wealth and privilege), things are very much improving. The government takes seriously the condition of its people and the importance of social responsibility.<br /><br />I discovered this anew in my most recent trip to Brasilia, for meetings with the education ministry, and Porto Alegre, for fisl 9.0. Briefly, the meetings were immensely productive, and fisl was extraordinary. It is one thing to hear the strong rhetoric for Floss and another to see it in action (read about the KDE installations). The ministry, along with other federal and provincial governments, is dedicated to Floss and wants to move fast on it. OpenOffice.org is crucial there, as it is the best productivity suite on the planet, and that it is also free software--well that simply seals the deal. But the OpenOffice.org we are talking about is BrOffice.org, the Brazilian Portuguese version that is distributed by the BrOffice team. They had to rename it for trademark reasons, but it's the same thing that nearly a hundred million others use daily. And these facts raise some compelling points:<br /><br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#x2022;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Many Brazilians, including those in the Floss movement, as well as those in major corporations and government offices, are unaware of the identity of the two<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#x2022;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Support and training are sporadically available. Now, if someone or some public or private enterprise wants support for OOo, they can find it in several languages by going to our Support page; Sun (my employer) also provides for-fee professional support for OOo, along the same lines as for StarOffice.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#x2022;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;But the default understanding of the public and private enterprises in Brazil does not include support, training, services, and these are sorely wanted. Thus, we have the states of Paran&#x00e1;, the huge, quasi-federal office Serpro, the social security agency and many, many more which I learned about in the three-hour session dedicated to OOo and in personal discussions. (Indeed, I had so many of these that I regretfully could attend very few sessions.)<br /><br />The ultimate point: we need to develop the support business in Brazil. Of course, Brazil is not alone; we need to do this elsewhere, too. But the need is urgent there and the market is open, and as I mentioned in my presentation late Saturday, Brazil really is the leader here and has the ability to join with India and South Africa and possibly China in proving the role and value of Floss in creating not only markets independent of colonial shadow but socially responsible. <br /><br />But what about support? By support, I mean first and second level support, the sort that reassures regular endusers; and I also mean training. NO polity, no enterprise embraces Floss without minimizing liability. That means they want support and services and training contracts. It means building the ecosystem for OOo and doing so now.<br /><br />BTW, if you have not looked at this, now is the time: http://www.hackerteen.com . <br /><br /><br /><br /></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2008-04-25T10:53:02+00:00</dc:date> - <dc:creator>oulipo</dc:creator> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.251&r2=1.252 Delta lines: +13 -8 -------------------- --- rss20.xml 2008-05-06 18:00:34+0000 1.251 +++ rss20.xml 2008-05-07 00:00:30+0000 1.252 @@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>Leif Lodahl: Behind or ahead</title> + <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-1154756614249385704</guid> + <link>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/05/behind-or-ahead.html</link> + <description>Clarifying versions: +OpenOffice.org 2.0 - 2.3.1ODF 1.0Approved by ISO +OpenOffice.org 2.4ODF 1.1Has not submitted to ISO for approval +OpenOffice.org 3.0 (upcomming) - ?ODF 1.2Under development + +The problem with Alex Browns validation test (http://www.griffinbrown.co.uk/blog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=f0384bed-808b-49a8-8887-ea7cde5caace) is, that he is using a document from OpenOffice.org 2.4 and</description> + <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:26 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>John McCreesh: Whereâs OpenOffice.orgâs Desktop Publishing program?</title> <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=505</guid> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/05/06/wheres-openofficeorgs-desktop-publishing-program/</link> @@ -39,7 +51,7 @@ <description>For some time there has been an advert for OpenOffice.org showing on the screen as the regular Java Update downloads and installs. I'm very happy about Sun advertizing for OpenOffice.org like this and its a good way to spread the message to millions and millions of computers and users all over the world. A few days ago I got a call from a journalist (http://www.computerworld.dk/art/45636) asking</description> - <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate> + <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 13:11:34 +0000</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Erwin Tenhumberg: "ODF Validation for Dummies"</title> @@ -201,13 +213,6 @@ <description>I already mentioned jOpenDocument today. Here is another piece of news for developers. A first preview release of ODFDOM will become available in May 2008. In case you don't know what ODFDOM is, check out <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/ODFDOM">the ODFDOM wiki page</a> on OpenOffice.org.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:39:24 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>Louis Suarez-Potts: Brazil</title> - <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-5124202816941592059</guid> - <link>http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2008/04/brazil.html</link> - <description>Brazil--the Sinatra song speaks of holiday hope, escape, beauty, love, and their loss--<br /><br />Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June<br />We stood beneath an amber moon<br />And softly murmured "Someday soon"<br />We kissed and clung together<br /><br />Then, tomorrow was another day<br />The morning found me miles away<br />With still a million things to say<br />Now, when twilight dims the sky above<br />Recalling thrills of our love<br />There's one thing I'm certain of<br />Return I will to old Brazil<br /><br />Then, tomorrow was another day<br />The morning found me miles away<br />With still a million things to say<br />Now, when twilight dims the sky above<br />Recalling thrills of our love<br />There's one thing that I'm certain of<br />Return I will to old Brazil<br />That old Brazil<br />Man, it's old in Brazil<br />Brazil, Brazil<br /><br /><br />And it was brilliantly used by Terry Gillian in his bleak 1985 satire, Brazil. The country remains a focus of hope and expectation, a sunny future, shadowed by its dark realities. But the current federal administration, Lula's, is changing things, and though the disparities of wealth and privilege remain stark and brutal (Brazil is, like the US, one of the more dramatically disparate countries in terms of wealth and privilege), things are very much improving. The government takes seriously the condition of its people and the importance of social responsibility.<br /><br />I discovered this anew in my most recent trip to Brasilia, for meetings with the education ministry, and Porto Alegre, for fisl 9.0. Briefly, the meetings were immensely productive, and fisl was extraordinary. It is one thing to hear the strong rhetoric for Floss and another to see it in action (read about the KDE installations). The ministry, along with other federal and provincial governments, is dedicated to Floss and wants to move fast on it. OpenOffice.org is crucial there, as it is the best productivity suite on the planet, and that it is also free software--well that simply seals the deal. But the OpenOffice.org we are talking about is BrOffice.org, the Brazilian Portuguese version that is distributed by the BrOffice team. They had to rename it for trademark reasons, but it's the same thing that nearly a hundred million others use daily. And these facts raise some compelling points:<br /><br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#x2022;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Many Brazilians, including those in the Floss movement, as well as those in major corporations and government offices, are unaware of the identity of the two<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#x2022;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Support and training are sporadically available. Now, if someone or some public or private enterprise wants support for OOo, they can find it in several languages by going to our Support page; Sun (my employer) also provides for-fee professional support for OOo, along the same lines as for StarOffice.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#x2022;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;But the default understanding of the public and private enterprises in Brazil does not include support, training, services, and these are sorely wanted. Thus, we have the states of Paran&#x00e1;, the huge, quasi-federal office Serpro, the social security agency and many, many more which I learned about in the three-hour session dedicated to OOo and in personal discussions. (Indeed, I had so many of these that I regretfully could attend very few sessions.)<br /><br />The ultimate point: we need to develop the support business in Brazil. Of course, Brazil is not alone; we need to do this elsewhere, too. But the need is urgent there and the market is open, and as I mentioned in my presentation late Saturday, Brazil really is the leader here and has the ability to join with India and South Africa and possibly China in proving the role and value of Floss in creating not only markets independent of colonial shadow but socially responsible. <br /><br />But what about support? By support, I mean first and second level support, the sort that reassures regular endusers; and I also mean training. NO polity, no enterprise embraces Floss without minimizing liability. That means they want support and services and training contracts. It means building the ecosystem for OOo and doing so now.<br /><br />BTW, if you have not looked at this, now is the time: http://www.hackerteen.com . <br /><br /><br /><br /></description> - <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:53:02 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
