User: jpmcc Date: 2008-11-13 18:00:59+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 Thu Nov 13 18:00:14 GMT 2008 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.1160&r2=1.1161 Delta lines: +42 -34 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2008-11-13 12:00:43+0000 1.1160 +++ atom.xml 2008-11-13 18:00:55+0000 1.1161 @@ -5,9 +5,38 @@ <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>2008-11-13T12:00:44+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-11-13T18:00:55+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">Ian Lynch on Malaysiaâs Open Source Strategy</title> + <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909"/> + <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=909</id> + <updated>2008-11-13T15:02:54+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>Ian Lynch, a longtime OOo community member and founder of <a href="http://www.theingots.org/">The INGOTs</a> project, recently returned from Malaysia, where he studied the government&#8217;s strategy to adopt open source. He describes his experience in &#8220;<a href="http://www.theingots.org/community/node/6100">Malaysian Government&#8217;s World Leading Open Source Strategy</a>&#8220;:</p> +<p>&#8220;My recent trip to Malaysia at the invitation of <a title="UPSI home" href="http://www.upsi.edu.my/">Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris</a> (UPSI) provided a great insight into the Malaysian Government&#8217;s <a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/">strategy</a> to move all public administration to Open Source software. <a href="http://www.mampu.gov.my/">The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit</a> (MAMPU) and the <a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/">Open Source Competency Center </a>(OSCC) published implementation guidelines in August 2008. In contrast with political strategies that are more about presentation and spin, this publication is a refreshing object lesson in planning for change, taking into account the existing position and infrastructure.&#8221;</p> +<p>Malaysia has been talking about migrating to open source for several years now. Unlike some other countries, however, Malaysia has also taken concrete steps in the form of pilot projects. It has reached some very positive conclusions:</p> +<p>&#8220;In 5 pilots across 4 ministries, savings reported were</p> +<ul> +<li>80% on software licensing costs</li> +<li>58% in development and consultancy</li> +<li>7% in software support</li> +<li>31% overall.&#8221;</li> +</ul> +<p>Lynch concludes &#8220;Malaysia shows that&#8230; putting the needs of the tax payer before those of shareholders of private companies is a responsibility governments ought to be taking more seriously.&#8221; He describes Malaysia&#8217;s growth toward a technology leadership position in Southeast Asia, and how open source has played a key role in that process.</p></content> + <author> + <name>Benjamin Horst</name> + <uri>http://www.solidoffice.com</uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org</title> + <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> + <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> + <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> + <updated>2008-11-13T18:00:37+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + <entry> <title type="html">SOHO AWARDS 2008 for OpenOffice.org</title> <link href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2008/11/soho-awards-2008-for-openofficeorg.html"/> @@ -45,7 +74,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-11-13T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-11-13T18:00:37+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -117,7 +146,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-11-13T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-11-13T18:00:37+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -181,7 +210,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-11-13T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-11-13T18:00:37+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -202,7 +231,7 @@ <p><!-- Technorati Tags End --></p> -<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/02/beijing-im-coming/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, I&#8217;m coming">Beijing, I&#8217;m coming</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. 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Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference">Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/05/beijing-day-one-and-before/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, day one (and before)">Beijing, day one (and before)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/15/this-is-not-a-guinness-but-is-definitely-a-world-record/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record">This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> +<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/05/beijing-day-one-and-before/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, day one (and before)">Beijing, day one (and before)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. 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The interior pages are in black &amp; white. It is formatted for approx. 6&#215;9-inch pages (the size of the printed book), which should print fine on A4 or US-letter paper if someone wants to print it. If you are paying for your own ink/toner and paper, buying a printed copy is probably cheaper than printing it yourself.&#8221;</p> -<p>For a color PDF of the same document, designed for on-screen viewing, download from <a href="http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide3/gs3/gs3_published/">OOoAuthors.org</a>.</p></content> - <author> - <name>Benjamin Horst</name> - <uri>http://www.solidoffice.com</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org</title> - <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2008-11-13T00:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-11-13T18:00:37+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1167&r2=1.1168 Delta lines: +28 -20 --------------------- --- index.html 2008-11-13 12:00:43+0000 1.1167 +++ index.html 2008-11-13 18:00:55+0000 1.1168 @@ -37,8 +37,33 @@ <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: November 13, 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: November 13, 2008 06:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>November 13, 2008</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> +Benjamin Horst</a> : +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909";> +Ian Lynch on Malaysiaâs Open Source Strategy</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>Ian Lynch, a longtime OOo community member and founder of <a href="http://www.theingots.org/";>The INGOTs</a> project, recently returned from Malaysia, where he studied the government’s strategy to adopt open source. He describes his experience in “<a href="http://www.theingots.org/community/node/6100";>Malaysian Government’s World Leading Open Source Strategy</a>“:</p> +<p>“My recent trip to Malaysia at the invitation of <a title="UPSI home" href="http://www.upsi.edu.my/";>Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris</a> (UPSI) provided a great insight into the Malaysian Government’s <a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/";>strategy</a> to move all public administration to Open Source software. <a href="http://www.mampu.gov.my/";>The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit</a> (MAMPU) and the <a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/";>Open Source Competency Center </a>(OSCC) published implementation guidelines in August 2008. In contrast with political strategies that are more about presentation and spin, this publication is a refreshing object lesson in planning for change, taking into account the existing position and infrastructure.”</p> +<p>Malaysia has been talking about migrating to open source for several years now. Unlike some other countries, however, Malaysia has also taken concrete steps in the form of pilot projects. It has reached some very positive conclusions:</p> +<p>“In 5 pilots across 4 ministries, savings reported were</p> +<ul> +<li>80% on software licensing costs</li> +<li>58% in development and consultancy</li> +<li>7% in software support</li> +<li>31% overall.”</li> +</ul> +<p>Lynch concludes “Malaysia shows that… putting the needs of the tax payer before those of shareholders of private companies is a responsibility governments ought to be taking more seriously.” He describes Malaysia’s growth toward a technology leadership position in Southeast Asia, and how open source has played a key role in that process.</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909";>by Benjamin Horst at November 13, 2008 03:02 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>November 12, 2008</h2> <h3> <a href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/"; title="OpenOffice.org Marketing Blog"> @@ -200,7 +225,7 @@ <p><!-- Technorati Tags End --></p> -<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/02/beijing-im-coming/"; rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, I’m coming">Beijing, I’m coming</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/"; rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. 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Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/07/13/why-open-opinions/"; rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Why “Open Opinions”">Why “Open Opinions”</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=9DEKN";><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=9DEKN"; border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=Ig0sN";><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=Ig0sN"; border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=lKD3n";><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=lKD3n"; border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~4/443203523"; height="1" width="1" /></p> <p> @@ -260,7 +285,7 @@ <p><!-- Technorati Tags End --></p> -<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/"; rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference">Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/05/beijing-day-one-and-before/"; rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, day one (and before)">Beijing, day one (and before)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/15/this-is-not-a-guinness-but-is-definitely-a-world-record/"; rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record">This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> +<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/05/beijing-day-one-and-before/"; rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, day one (and before)">Beijing, day one (and before)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/"; rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference">Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/15/this-is-not-a-guinness-but-is-definitely-a-world-record/"; rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record">This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=sWrJN";><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=sWrJN"; border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=sowRN";><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=sowRN"; border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=8APqn";><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=8APqn"; border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~4/439494830"; height="1" width="1" /></p> <p> @@ -420,23 +445,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h2>October 27, 2008</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> -Benjamin Horst</a> : -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/897";> -Getting Started with OOo 3.0 Guide Arrives</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>An email from Jean of the OOoAuthors project announces, “Friends of OpenDocument Inc has just published the printed edition of Getting Started with OOo3, here: <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/4633456";>http://www.lulu.com/content/4633456</a></p> -<p>“In addition to the paperback book (US$17.95), a free download of the PDF of the book is also available from that link. The interior pages are in black & white. It is formatted for approx. 6×9-inch pages (the size of the printed book), which should print fine on A4 or US-letter paper if someone wants to print it. If you are paying for your own ink/toner and paper, buying a printed copy is probably cheaper than printing it yourself.”</p> -<p>For a color PDF of the same document, designed for on-screen viewing, download from <a href="http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide3/gs3/gs3_published/";>OOoAuthors.org</a>.</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/897";>by Benjamin Horst at October 27, 2008 11:38 AM GMT</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=1.1160&r2=1.1161 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2008-11-13 12:00:43+0000 1.1160 +++ opml.xml 2008-11-13 18:00:56+0000 1.1161 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:44 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:00:55 +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=1.528&r2=1.529 Delta lines: +19 -11 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2008-11-12 12:00:40+0000 1.528 +++ rss10.xml 2008-11-13 18:00:56+0000 1.529 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=909"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-9125598429226329740" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=907"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=603"; /> @@ -32,11 +33,26 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=899"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2008/10/29/links-for-the-end-of-october/"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=898"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=897"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=909";> + <title>Benjamin Horst: Ian Lynch on Malaysiaâs Open Source Strategy</title> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909</link> + <content:encoded><p>Ian Lynch, a longtime OOo community member and founder of <a href="http://www.theingots.org/">The INGOTs</a> project, recently returned from Malaysia, where he studied the government&#8217;s strategy to adopt open source. He describes his experience in &#8220;<a href="http://www.theingots.org/community/node/6100">Malaysian Government&#8217;s World Leading Open Source Strategy</a>&#8220;:</p> +<p>&#8220;My recent trip to Malaysia at the invitation of <a title="UPSI home" href="http://www.upsi.edu.my/">Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris</a> (UPSI) provided a great insight into the Malaysian Government&#8217;s <a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/">strategy</a> to move all public administration to Open Source software. <a href="http://www.mampu.gov.my/">The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit</a> (MAMPU) and the <a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/">Open Source Competency Center </a>(OSCC) published implementation guidelines in August 2008. In contrast with political strategies that are more about presentation and spin, this publication is a refreshing object lesson in planning for change, taking into account the existing position and infrastructure.&#8221;</p> +<p>Malaysia has been talking about migrating to open source for several years now. Unlike some other countries, however, Malaysia has also taken concrete steps in the form of pilot projects. It has reached some very positive conclusions:</p> +<p>&#8220;In 5 pilots across 4 ministries, savings reported were</p> +<ul> +<li>80% on software licensing costs</li> +<li>58% in development and consultancy</li> +<li>7% in software support</li> +<li>31% overall.&#8221;</li> +</ul> +<p>Lynch concludes &#8220;Malaysia shows that&#8230; putting the needs of the tax payer before those of shareholders of private companies is a responsibility governments ought to be taking more seriously.&#8221; He describes Malaysia&#8217;s growth toward a technology leadership position in Southeast Asia, and how open source has played a key role in that process.</p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2008-11-13T15:02:54+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-9125598429226329740"> <title>OOo Marketeers: SOHO AWARDS 2008 for OpenOffice.org</title> <link>http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2008/11/soho-awards-2008-for-openofficeorg.html</link> @@ -125,7 +141,7 @@ <p><!-- Technorati Tags End --></p> -<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/02/beijing-im-coming/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, I&#8217;m coming">Beijing, I&#8217;m coming</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference">Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/15/this-is-not-a-guinness-but-is-definitely-a-world-record/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record">This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> +<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/02/beijing-im-coming/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, I&#8217;m coming">Beijing, I&#8217;m coming</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference">Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/07/13/why-open-opinions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Why &#8220;Open Opinions&#8221;">Why &#8220;Open Opinions&#8221;</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=9DEKN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=9DEKN" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=Ig0sN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=Ig0sN" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=lKD3n"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=lKD3n" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~4/443203523" height="1" width="1" /></content:encoded> <dc:date>2008-11-05T12:48:50+00:00</dc:date> @@ -158,7 +174,7 @@ <p><!-- Technorati Tags End --></p> -<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference">Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/05/beijing-day-one-and-before/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, day one (and before)">Beijing, day one (and before)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/15/this-is-not-a-guinness-but-is-definitely-a-world-record/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record">This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> +<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/05/beijing-day-one-and-before/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, day one (and before)">Beijing, day one (and before)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference">Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/15/this-is-not-a-guinness-but-is-definitely-a-world-record/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record">This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=sWrJN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=sWrJN" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=sowRN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=sowRN" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=8APqn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=8APqn" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~4/439494830" height="1" width="1" /></content:encoded> <dc:date>2008-11-01T23:48:38+00:00</dc:date> @@ -254,13 +270,5 @@ <p>The conference starts on November 5. <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008/news.html">News updates</a> should be frequent during the run-up to the conference and there are many interesting sessions planned for the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008/programme.html">conference itself</a>. I&#8217;m especially excited by the case studies of major national-scale adoptions happening around the world, specifically Malaysia, Cambodia, Spain and Brazil.</p></content:encoded> <dc:date>2008-10-28T13:35:47+00:00</dc:date> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=897";> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Getting Started with OOo 3.0 Guide Arrives</title> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/897</link> - <content:encoded><p>An email from Jean of the OOoAuthors project announces, &#8220;Friends of OpenDocument Inc has just published the printed edition of Getting Started with OOo3, here: <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/4633456">http://www.lulu.com/content/4633456</a></p> -<p>&#8220;In addition to the paperback book (US$17.95), a free download of the PDF of the book is also available from that link. The interior pages are in black &amp; white. It is formatted for approx. 6&#215;9-inch pages (the size of the printed book), which should print fine on A4 or US-letter paper if someone wants to print it. If you are paying for your own ink/toner and paper, buying a printed copy is probably cheaper than printing it yourself.&#8221;</p> -<p>For a color PDF of the same document, designed for on-screen viewing, download from <a href="http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide3/gs3/gs3_published/">OOoAuthors.org</a>.</p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2008-10-27T11:38:04+00:00</dc:date> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.528&r2=1.529 Delta lines: +19 -11 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2008-11-12 12:00:40+0000 1.528 +++ rss20.xml 2008-11-13 18:00:56+0000 1.529 @@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>Benjamin Horst: Ian Lynch on Malaysiaâs Open Source Strategy</title> + <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=909</guid> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909</link> + <description><p>Ian Lynch, a longtime OOo community member and founder of <a href="http://www.theingots.org/">The INGOTs</a> project, recently returned from Malaysia, where he studied the government&#8217;s strategy to adopt open source. He describes his experience in &#8220;<a href="http://www.theingots.org/community/node/6100">Malaysian Government&#8217;s World Leading Open Source Strategy</a>&#8220;:</p> +<p>&#8220;My recent trip to Malaysia at the invitation of <a title="UPSI home" href="http://www.upsi.edu.my/">Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris</a> (UPSI) provided a great insight into the Malaysian Government&#8217;s <a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/">strategy</a> to move all public administration to Open Source software. <a href="http://www.mampu.gov.my/">The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit</a> (MAMPU) and the <a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/">Open Source Competency Center </a>(OSCC) published implementation guidelines in August 2008. In contrast with political strategies that are more about presentation and spin, this publication is a refreshing object lesson in planning for change, taking into account the existing position and infrastructure.&#8221;</p> +<p>Malaysia has been talking about migrating to open source for several years now. Unlike some other countries, however, Malaysia has also taken concrete steps in the form of pilot projects. It has reached some very positive conclusions:</p> +<p>&#8220;In 5 pilots across 4 ministries, savings reported were</p> +<ul> +<li>80% on software licensing costs</li> +<li>58% in development and consultancy</li> +<li>7% in software support</li> +<li>31% overall.&#8221;</li> +</ul> +<p>Lynch concludes &#8220;Malaysia shows that&#8230; putting the needs of the tax payer before those of shareholders of private companies is a responsibility governments ought to be taking more seriously.&#8221; He describes Malaysia&#8217;s growth toward a technology leadership position in Southeast Asia, and how open source has played a key role in that process.</p></description> + <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:02:54 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>OOo Marketeers: SOHO AWARDS 2008 for OpenOffice.org</title> <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-9125598429226329740</guid> <link>http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2008/11/soho-awards-2008-for-openofficeorg.html</link> @@ -104,7 +121,7 @@ <p><!-- Technorati Tags End --></p> -<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/02/beijing-im-coming/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, I&#8217;m coming">Beijing, I&#8217;m coming</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. 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Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/07/13/why-open-opinions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Why &#8220;Open Opinions&#8221;">Why &#8220;Open Opinions&#8221;</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=9DEKN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=9DEKN" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=Ig0sN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=Ig0sN" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=lKD3n"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=lKD3n" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~4/443203523" height="1" width="1" /></description> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:48:50 +0000</pubDate> @@ -140,7 +157,7 @@ <p><!-- Technorati Tags End --></p> -<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference">Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/05/beijing-day-one-and-before/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, day one (and before)">Beijing, day one (and before)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/15/this-is-not-a-guinness-but-is-definitely-a-world-record/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record">This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> +<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/11/05/beijing-day-one-and-before/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beijing, day one (and before)">Beijing, day one (and before)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/01/charles-h-schultz-and-microsoft-at-the-italian-ooo-conference/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference">Charles H. Schulz and Microsoft at the Italian OOo Conference</a></li><li><a href="http://www.italovignoli.org/2008/10/15/this-is-not-a-guinness-but-is-definitely-a-world-record/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record">This is not a Guinness, but is definitely a world record</a></li></ol></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=sWrJN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=sWrJN" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=sowRN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=sowRN" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?a=8APqn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/ItalosOOoBlog?i=8APqn" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~4/439494830" height="1" width="1" /></description> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:48:38 +0000</pubDate> @@ -243,15 +260,6 @@ <p>The conference starts on November 5. <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008/news.html">News updates</a> should be frequent during the run-up to the conference and there are many interesting sessions planned for the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008/programme.html">conference itself</a>. I&#8217;m especially excited by the case studies of major national-scale adoptions happening around the world, specifically Malaysia, Cambodia, Spain and Brazil.</p></description> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:35:47 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Getting Started with OOo 3.0 Guide Arrives</title> - <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=897</guid> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/897</link> - <description><p>An email from Jean of the OOoAuthors project announces, &#8220;Friends of OpenDocument Inc has just published the printed edition of Getting Started with OOo3, here: <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/4633456">http://www.lulu.com/content/4633456</a></p> -<p>&#8220;In addition to the paperback book (US$17.95), a free download of the PDF of the book is also available from that link. The interior pages are in black &amp; white. It is formatted for approx. 6&#215;9-inch pages (the size of the printed book), which should print fine on A4 or US-letter paper if someone wants to print it. If you are paying for your own ink/toner and paper, buying a printed copy is probably cheaper than printing it yourself.&#8221;</p> -<p>For a color PDF of the same document, designed for on-screen viewing, download from <a href="http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide3/gs3/gs3_published/">OOoAuthors.org</a>.</p></description> - <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:38:04 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
