User: jpmcc Date: 2008-10-19 17:56:56+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 Sun Oct 19 19:00:13 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=1.1056&r2=1.1057 Delta lines: +33 -29 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2008-10-19 11:56:49+0000 1.1056 +++ atom.xml 2008-10-19 17:56:53+0000 1.1057 @@ -5,10 +5,34 @@ <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>2008-10-19T12:00:24+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-10-19T18:00:29+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">Year of 3 / Week of 3</title> + <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/10/19/year-of-3-week-of-3/"/> + <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=589</id> + <updated>2008-10-19T13:16:25+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>If 2008 is &#8220;The Year of 3&#8243; - the year <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product">OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> was released - then it looks like the first week after launch will be &#8220;The Week of 3&#8243; - the week 3 million copies were downloaded from the Bouncer system:<br /> +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/downloads1019.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-590" title="Downloads" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/downloads1019.png" alt="The first four days" width="500" height="299" /></a><br /> +What are Bouncer figures? if you download OpenOffice.org from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org">the download page</a>, you will go via the Bouncer, and your download will be logged. These logs are the only figures we are able to quantify accurately, but they are a considerable underestimate of the actual number of downloads. For example, Linux users account for less than 10% of the downloads we record in Bouncer, as most Linux users download OpenOffice.org via their distributor rather than directly from us. Similarly some of our larger native-lang communities don&#8217;t use Bouncer.</p> +<p>Direct download is only one distribution method, and only usable if you have a broadband connection. The next option is via CD-ROM, possibly bought locally. OpenOffice.org 3.0 is also being added to cover disks for PC magazines around the world, so as time goes by, the number of on-line installs decreases, and off-line increases.</p> +<p>So how many people are already using OpenOffice.org 3.0? No-one knows. We know that the Bouncer figures underestimate the number of downloads. We know the number of downloads is considerably less than the number of installed copies. So five million users already?</p> +<p>What&#8217;s our target? well, in our <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/strategy/">Strategic Marketing Plan</a> - published in 2004 - we aimed to have <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Strategic_Marketing_Plan#Usage_Goals">a 40% market share by 2010</a>. That doesn&#8217;t seem as ambitious today as it did four years ago. The &#8220;Year of 3&#8243; is a notable milestone en route.</p></content> + <author> + <name>John McCreesh</name> + <uri>http://www.mealldubh.org</uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org</title> + <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>2008-10-19T18:00:14+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">Still going strong</title> <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/10/18/still-going-strong/"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=587</id> @@ -24,7 +48,7 @@ <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>2008-10-18T18:00:14+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-10-19T18:00:14+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -70,7 +94,7 @@ <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>2008-10-18T18:00:14+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-10-19T18:00:14+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -111,7 +135,7 @@ <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>2008-10-18T18:00:14+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-10-19T18:00:14+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -206,7 +230,7 @@ <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>2008-10-18T18:00:14+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-10-19T18:00:14+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -314,7 +338,7 @@ <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>2008-10-18T18:00:14+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-10-19T18:00:14+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -341,7 +365,7 @@ <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>2008-10-18T18:00:14+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-10-19T18:00:14+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -438,7 +462,7 @@ <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>2008-10-18T18:00:14+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-10-19T18:00:14+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -540,7 +564,7 @@ <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>2008-10-19T12:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-10-19T18:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -564,24 +588,4 @@ </source> </entry> - <entry> - <title type="html">OpenOffice.org 3.0</title> - <link href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2008/10/openofficeorg-30.html"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-7229940879562310724</id> - <updated>2008-10-13T13:09:23+00:00</updated> - <content type="html">OpenOffice.org 3.0 is far more than just the latest version of OOo. It's also the beginning of a new age for productivity suites. Why? Because OOo 3l0 takes a huge step toward the real future of desktop productivity. It uses extensions and it expresses its data in an open standard; these we know, though we are only now beginning to appreciate their importance. And it also works beautifully with the latest suites, including MS Office 2007.<br /><br />The result is more than an alternative that's free and that frees. It is a new way of doing things, one that builds on the commons held now by tens of millions living everywhere on this globe. It is a way that trusts the wealth of the commons and imagines a world where the impoverishing effects of vendor lockin are a thing of the past. <br /><br />Vendor lockin means being stuck with the vendor who sold you your application because all your files are in the format used by that application. It means you can only communicate fully with others who share your vendor. It means that monopoly is the most logical outcome. <br /><br />OOo bypasses that problem by using an open standard, the OpenDocument format. Both proprietary and free applications can use it, and they do. Even MS Office supports it, via a plug in. The net result is a world where the free exchange of information is not just possible but very likely, as it is no longer impeded by proprietary concerns.<br /><br />OOo 3.0 adds to that freedom by using extensions much the same way that Firefox does: it gives all users the freedom to add new features, functionality. At present, we have a couple of hundred, and they have proved popular. We've also done minimal advertising. I anticipate that in the coming months, as 3.0 gains yet more popularity (all servers are down at the moment), there will be more and more interesting extensions out there. <br /><br />I can see extensions that radically depart from what we consider "office" tools---and why not? OOo is an integrated set of tools based on fairly conservative conceptions of office software. But there is no compelling reason to stick with the conservative past, and every reason to be creative.<br /><br />So, let's be creative together.</content> - <author> - <name>oulipo</name> - <email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email> - <uri>http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">ooo-speak</title> - <subtitle type="html">Mostly on OpenOffice.org, FOSS, and everything else.</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564</id> - <updated>2008-10-18T00:00:21+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1056&r2=1.1057 Delta lines: +21 -15 --------------------- --- index.html 2008-10-19 11:56:49+0000 1.1056 +++ index.html 2008-10-19 17:56:53+0000 1.1057 @@ -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: October 19, 2008 12:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: October 19, 2008 06:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>October 19, 2008</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> +John McCreesh</a> : +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/10/19/year-of-3-week-of-3/";> +Year of 3 / Week of 3</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>If 2008 is “The Year of 3″ - the year <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product";>OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> was released - then it looks like the first week after launch will be “The Week of 3″ - the week 3 million copies were downloaded from the Bouncer system:<br /> +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/downloads1019.png";><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-590" title="Downloads" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/downloads1019.png"; alt="The first four days" width="500" height="299" /></a><br /> +What are Bouncer figures? if you download OpenOffice.org from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org";>the download page</a>, you will go via the Bouncer, and your download will be logged. These logs are the only figures we are able to quantify accurately, but they are a considerable underestimate of the actual number of downloads. For example, Linux users account for less than 10% of the downloads we record in Bouncer, as most Linux users download OpenOffice.org via their distributor rather than directly from us. Similarly some of our larger native-lang communities don’t use Bouncer.</p> +<p>Direct download is only one distribution method, and only usable if you have a broadband connection. The next option is via CD-ROM, possibly bought locally. OpenOffice.org 3.0 is also being added to cover disks for PC magazines around the world, so as time goes by, the number of on-line installs decreases, and off-line increases.</p> +<p>So how many people are already using OpenOffice.org 3.0? No-one knows. We know that the Bouncer figures underestimate the number of downloads. We know the number of downloads is considerably less than the number of installed copies. So five million users already?</p> +<p>What’s our target? well, in our <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/strategy/";>Strategic Marketing Plan</a> - published in 2004 - we aimed to have <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Strategic_Marketing_Plan#Usage_Goals";>a 40% market share by 2010</a>. That doesn’t seem as ambitious today as it did four years ago. The “Year of 3″ is a notable milestone en route.</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/10/19/year-of-3-week-of-3/";>by John at October 19, 2008 01:16 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>October 18, 2008</h2> <h3> <a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> @@ -499,20 +519,6 @@ <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/2008/10/openofficeorg-30.html";> -OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> -</h3> -<p> -OpenOffice.org 3.0 is far more than just the latest version of OOo. It's also the beginning of a new age for productivity suites. Why? Because OOo 3l0 takes a huge step toward the real future of desktop productivity. It uses extensions and it expresses its data in an open standard; these we know, though we are only now beginning to appreciate their importance. And it also works beautifully with the latest suites, including MS Office 2007.<br /><br />The result is more than an alternative that's free and that frees. It is a new way of doing things, one that builds on the commons held now by tens of millions living everywhere on this globe. It is a way that trusts the wealth of the commons and imagines a world where the impoverishing effects of vendor lockin are a thing of the past. <br /><br />Vendor lockin means being stuck with the vendor who sold you your application because all your files are in the format used by that application. It means you can only communicate fully with others who share your vendor. It means that monopoly is the most logical outcome. <br /><br />OOo bypasses that problem by using an open standard, the OpenDocument format. Both proprietary and free applications can use it, and they do. Even MS Office supports it, via a plug in. The net result is a world where the free exchange of information is not just possible but very likely, as it is no longer impeded by proprietary concerns.<br /><br />OOo 3.0 adds to that freedom by using extensions much the same way that Firefox does: it gives all users the freedom to add new features, functionality. At present, we have a couple of hundred, and they have proved popular. We've also done minimal advertising. I anticipate that in the coming months, as 3.0 gains yet more popularity (all servers are down at the moment), there will be more and more interesting extensions out there. <br /><br />I can see extensions that radically depart from what we consider "office" tools---and why not? OOo is an integrated set of tools based on fairly conservative conceptions of office software. But there is no compelling reason to stick with the conservative past, and every reason to be creative.<br /><br />So, let's be creative together.</p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2008/10/openofficeorg-30.html";>by oulipo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) at October 13, 2008 01:09 PM 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=1.1056&r2=1.1057 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2008-10-19 11:56:50+0000 1.1056 +++ opml.xml 2008-10-19 17:56:53+0000 1.1057 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:00:24 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:00:29 +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=1.486&r2=1.487 Delta lines: +12 -8 -------------------- --- rss10.xml 2008-10-18 17:56:50+0000 1.486 +++ rss10.xml 2008-10-19 17:56:53+0000 1.487 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=589"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=587"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=892"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=584"; /> @@ -32,11 +33,21 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=575"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/fa01ed7ce546b36b" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-8757958530981021416" /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-7229940879562310724" /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=589";> + <title>John McCreesh: Year of 3 / Week of 3</title> + <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/10/19/year-of-3-week-of-3/</link> + <content:encoded><p>If 2008 is &#8220;The Year of 3&#8243; - the year <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product">OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> was released - then it looks like the first week after launch will be &#8220;The Week of 3&#8243; - the week 3 million copies were downloaded from the Bouncer system:<br /> +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/downloads1019.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-590" title="Downloads" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/downloads1019.png" alt="The first four days" width="500" height="299" /></a><br /> +What are Bouncer figures? if you download OpenOffice.org from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org">the download page</a>, you will go via the Bouncer, and your download will be logged. These logs are the only figures we are able to quantify accurately, but they are a considerable underestimate of the actual number of downloads. For example, Linux users account for less than 10% of the downloads we record in Bouncer, as most Linux users download OpenOffice.org via their distributor rather than directly from us. Similarly some of our larger native-lang communities don&#8217;t use Bouncer.</p> +<p>Direct download is only one distribution method, and only usable if you have a broadband connection. The next option is via CD-ROM, possibly bought locally. OpenOffice.org 3.0 is also being added to cover disks for PC magazines around the world, so as time goes by, the number of on-line installs decreases, and off-line increases.</p> +<p>So how many people are already using OpenOffice.org 3.0? No-one knows. We know that the Bouncer figures underestimate the number of downloads. We know the number of downloads is considerably less than the number of installed copies. So five million users already?</p> +<p>What&#8217;s our target? well, in our <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/strategy/">Strategic Marketing Plan</a> - published in 2004 - we aimed to have <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Strategic_Marketing_Plan#Usage_Goals">a 40% market share by 2010</a>. That doesn&#8217;t seem as ambitious today as it did four years ago. The &#8220;Year of 3&#8243; is a notable milestone en route.</p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2008-10-19T13:16:25+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=587";> <title>John McCreesh: Still going strong</title> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/10/18/still-going-strong/</link> @@ -348,12 +359,5 @@ <dc:date>2008-10-13T15:06:44+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>floeff</dc:creator> </item> -<item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-7229940879562310724"> - <title>Louis Suarez-Potts: OpenOffice.org 3.0</title> - <link>http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2008/10/openofficeorg-30.html</link> - <content:encoded>OpenOffice.org 3.0 is far more than just the latest version of OOo. It's also the beginning of a new age for productivity suites. Why? Because OOo 3l0 takes a huge step toward the real future of desktop productivity. It uses extensions and it expresses its data in an open standard; these we know, though we are only now beginning to appreciate their importance. And it also works beautifully with the latest suites, including MS Office 2007.<br /><br />The result is more than an alternative that's free and that frees. It is a new way of doing things, one that builds on the commons held now by tens of millions living everywhere on this globe. It is a way that trusts the wealth of the commons and imagines a world where the impoverishing effects of vendor lockin are a thing of the past. <br /><br />Vendor lockin means being stuck with the vendor who sold you your application because all your files are in the format used by that application. It means you can only communicate fully with others who share your vendor. It means that monopoly is the most logical outcome. <br /><br />OOo bypasses that problem by using an open standard, the OpenDocument format. Both proprietary and free applications can use it, and they do. Even MS Office supports it, via a plug in. The net result is a world where the free exchange of information is not just possible but very likely, as it is no longer impeded by proprietary concerns.<br /><br />OOo 3.0 adds to that freedom by using extensions much the same way that Firefox does: it gives all users the freedom to add new features, functionality. At present, we have a couple of hundred, and they have proved popular. We've also done minimal advertising. I anticipate that in the coming months, as 3.0 gains yet more popularity (all servers are down at the moment), there will be more and more interesting extensions out there. <br /><br />I can see extensions that radically depart from what we consider "office" tools---and why not? OOo is an integrated set of tools based on fairly conservative conceptions of office software. But there is no compelling reason to stick with the conservative past, and every reason to be creative.<br /><br />So, let's be creative together.</content:encoded> - <dc:date>2008-10-13T13:09:23+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=1.486&r2=1.487 Delta lines: +12 -8 -------------------- --- rss20.xml 2008-10-18 17:56:50+0000 1.486 +++ rss20.xml 2008-10-19 17:56:54+0000 1.487 @@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>John McCreesh: Year of 3 / Week of 3</title> + <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=589</guid> + <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/10/19/year-of-3-week-of-3/</link> + <description><p>If 2008 is &#8220;The Year of 3&#8243; - the year <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product">OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> was released - then it looks like the first week after launch will be &#8220;The Week of 3&#8243; - the week 3 million copies were downloaded from the Bouncer system:<br /> +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/downloads1019.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-590" title="Downloads" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/downloads1019.png" alt="The first four days" width="500" height="299" /></a><br /> +What are Bouncer figures? if you download OpenOffice.org from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org">the download page</a>, you will go via the Bouncer, and your download will be logged. These logs are the only figures we are able to quantify accurately, but they are a considerable underestimate of the actual number of downloads. For example, Linux users account for less than 10% of the downloads we record in Bouncer, as most Linux users download OpenOffice.org via their distributor rather than directly from us. Similarly some of our larger native-lang communities don&#8217;t use Bouncer.</p> +<p>Direct download is only one distribution method, and only usable if you have a broadband connection. The next option is via CD-ROM, possibly bought locally. OpenOffice.org 3.0 is also being added to cover disks for PC magazines around the world, so as time goes by, the number of on-line installs decreases, and off-line increases.</p> +<p>So how many people are already using OpenOffice.org 3.0? No-one knows. We know that the Bouncer figures underestimate the number of downloads. We know the number of downloads is considerably less than the number of installed copies. So five million users already?</p> +<p>What&#8217;s our target? well, in our <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/strategy/">Strategic Marketing Plan</a> - published in 2004 - we aimed to have <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Strategic_Marketing_Plan#Usage_Goals">a 40% market share by 2010</a>. That doesn&#8217;t seem as ambitious today as it did four years ago. The &#8220;Year of 3&#8243; is a notable milestone en route.</p></description> + <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:16:25 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>John McCreesh: Still going strong</title> <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=587</guid> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/10/18/still-going-strong/</link> @@ -336,14 +348,6 @@ <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:06:44 +0000</pubDate> <author>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (floeff)</author> </item> -<item> - <title>Louis Suarez-Potts: OpenOffice.org 3.0</title> - <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-7229940879562310724</guid> - <link>http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2008/10/openofficeorg-30.html</link> - <description>OpenOffice.org 3.0 is far more than just the latest version of OOo. It's also the beginning of a new age for productivity suites. Why? Because OOo 3l0 takes a huge step toward the real future of desktop productivity. It uses extensions and it expresses its data in an open standard; these we know, though we are only now beginning to appreciate their importance. And it also works beautifully with the latest suites, including MS Office 2007.<br /><br />The result is more than an alternative that's free and that frees. It is a new way of doing things, one that builds on the commons held now by tens of millions living everywhere on this globe. It is a way that trusts the wealth of the commons and imagines a world where the impoverishing effects of vendor lockin are a thing of the past. <br /><br />Vendor lockin means being stuck with the vendor who sold you your application because all your files are in the format used by that application. It means you can only communicate fully with others who share your vendor. It means that monopoly is the most logical outcome. <br /><br />OOo bypasses that problem by using an open standard, the OpenDocument format. Both proprietary and free applications can use it, and they do. Even MS Office supports it, via a plug in. The net result is a world where the free exchange of information is not just possible but very likely, as it is no longer impeded by proprietary concerns.<br /><br />OOo 3.0 adds to that freedom by using extensions much the same way that Firefox does: it gives all users the freedom to add new features, functionality. At present, we have a couple of hundred, and they have proved popular. We've also done minimal advertising. I anticipate that in the coming months, as 3.0 gains yet more popularity (all servers are down at the moment), there will be more and more interesting extensions out there. <br /><br />I can see extensions that radically depart from what we consider "office" tools---and why not? OOo is an integrated set of tools based on fairly conservative conceptions of office software. But there is no compelling reason to stick with the conservative past, and every reason to be creative.<br /><br />So, let's be creative together.</description> - <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:09:23 +0000</pubDate> - <author>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (oulipo)</author> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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