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Log: Planet run at Tue Nov 25 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=1.1208&r2=1.1209 Delta lines: +30 -35 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2008-11-25 12:00:28+0000 1.1208 +++ atom.xml 2008-11-25 18:00:10+0000 1.1209 @@ -5,9 +5,30 @@ <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>2008-11-25T12:00:43+00:00</updated> + <updated>2008-11-25T18:00:26+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">Norway to Fund Open Source Implementation</title> + <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/915"/> + <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=915</id> + <updated>2008-11-25T15:07:06+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>The government of <a href="http://ostatic.com/177021-blog/norway-pledges-funds-for-government-open-source-usage">Norway has committed $285,000 to encourage and implement OpenOffice.org</a> in government offices, reports <a href="http://ostatic.com/">OStatic</a>:</p> +<p>&#8220;Minister of Government Adminstration and Reform Heidi Grande Roeys is granting 2 million kroner ($285,000) to the national center for free software, and the terms of the deal are interesting. Instead of general promotion of open source software, the funds are specifically earmarked for adopting and promoting use of the OpenOffice suite of productivity applications in government offices.&#8221;</p> +<p>The longterm goal is to increase competition in the office productivity suite space. This grant&#8217;s purpose is to fill the gaps in connecting OOo with third-party applications, so that it can compete head-to-head with the Norwegian government&#8217;s current deployment of Microsoft Office. 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I use both OpenOffice.org and Google Docs on a daily basis.</p> -<p>&#8220;Whenever I am creating a document that will ultimately be printed, I tend to use OpenOffice.org. Especially if the formatting is tricky or complicated&#8230;</p> -<p>&#8220;I use Google mainly for documents that are for information and reference. Its excellent search is very suitable for finding information stored in reference documents. I also use it for documents that are going to be used in email newsletters, web pages and blog posts (like this one). And I definitely use Google Docs whenever I want to collaborate with others on a document. I think this is Google Docsâ greatest strength.</p> -<p>&#8220;I often move the information I have been storing for reference into OpenOffice.org for consolidating, formatting and printing. I find by doing this I am helping me develop the valuable habit of separating content from formatting.&#8221;</p> -<p>In another interesting anecdote, Try describes how he <a href="http://www.adriantry.com/free-software-do-you-get-what-you-pay-for/">migrated a small business from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org in one day</a> without any advanced planning. It was a risky approach, but he was constrained when he learned the company already was running more copies of MS Office than they owned in licenses, and the management wanted to resolve that issue pronto:</p> -<p>&#8220;Despite the uncertainty of using unfamiliar software, and being thrown in the deep end, the staff handled the change well. Much better than I expected. On the second day one of the staff had a question about something that worked a little differently. The question was easily answered, and there were no more questions. Some staff preferred some of the differences.&#8221;</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>2008-11-24T18:00:16+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1215&r2=1.1216 Delta lines: +18 -22 --------------------- --- index.html 2008-11-25 12:00:29+0000 1.1215 +++ index.html 2008-11-25 18:00:10+0000 1.1216 @@ -37,8 +37,25 @@ <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 25, 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 25, 2008 06:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>November 25, 2008</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> +Benjamin Horst</a> : +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/915";> +Norway to Fund Open Source Implementation</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>The government of <a href="http://ostatic.com/177021-blog/norway-pledges-funds-for-government-open-source-usage";>Norway has committed $285,000 to encourage and implement OpenOffice.org</a> in government offices, reports <a href="http://ostatic.com/";>OStatic</a>:</p> +<p>“Minister of Government Adminstration and Reform Heidi Grande Roeys is granting 2 million kroner ($285,000) to the national center for free software, and the terms of the deal are interesting. Instead of general promotion of open source software, the funds are specifically earmarked for adopting and promoting use of the OpenOffice suite of productivity applications in government offices.”</p> +<p>The longterm goal is to increase competition in the office productivity suite space. This grant’s purpose is to fill the gaps in connecting OOo with third-party applications, so that it can compete head-to-head with the Norwegian government’s current deployment of Microsoft Office. Further, by displacing the need to purchase as many licenses for MS Office, this grant will pay for itself in a short time.</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/915";>by Benjamin Horst at November 25, 2008 03:07 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>November 24, 2008</h2> <h3> <a href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/"; title="OpenOffice.org Marketing Blog"> @@ -406,27 +423,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> -Benjamin Horst</a> : -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/906";> -Adrian Tryâs âUsing a Different Officeâ</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>Adrian Try has launched a new blog, <em><a href="http://www.adriantry.com/";>Using a Different Office</a></em>, to document his experiences with new office suite options, particularly focused on <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/";>OpenOffice.org</a> and <a href="http://docs.google.com/";>Google Docs</a>.</p> -<p>On using both OOo and Google Docs, Try describes his typical use pattern:</p> -<p>“At this point in time there is definitely a place for both installed and online office suites. I use both OpenOffice.org and Google Docs on a daily basis.</p> -<p>“Whenever I am creating a document that will ultimately be printed, I tend to use OpenOffice.org. Especially if the formatting is tricky or complicated…</p> -<p>“I use Google mainly for documents that are for information and reference. Its excellent search is very suitable for finding information stored in reference documents. I also use it for documents that are going to be used in email newsletters, web pages and blog posts (like this one). And I definitely use Google Docs whenever I want to collaborate with others on a document. I think this is Google Docsâ greatest strength.</p> -<p>“I often move the information I have been storing for reference into OpenOffice.org for consolidating, formatting and printing. I find by doing this I am helping me develop the valuable habit of separating content from formatting.”</p> -<p>In another interesting anecdote, Try describes how he <a href="http://www.adriantry.com/free-software-do-you-get-what-you-pay-for/";>migrated a small business from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org in one day</a> without any advanced planning. It was a risky approach, but he was constrained when he learned the company already was running more copies of MS Office than they owned in licenses, and the management wanted to resolve that issue pronto:</p> -<p>“Despite the uncertainty of using unfamiliar software, and being thrown in the deep end, the staff handled the change well. Much better than I expected. On the second day one of the staff had a question about something that worked a little differently. The question was easily answered, and there were no more questions. Some staff preferred some of the differences.”</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/906";>by Benjamin Horst at November 10, 2008 02:43 PM 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=1.1208&r2=1.1209 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2008-11-25 12:00:29+0000 1.1208 +++ opml.xml 2008-11-25 18:00:11+0000 1.1209 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:43 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:00:27 +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=1.547&r2=1.548 Delta lines: +9 -14 -------------------- --- rss10.xml 2008-11-25 12:00:29+0000 1.547 +++ rss10.xml 2008-11-25 18:00:11+0000 1.548 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=915"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-6417551729835426128" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-9024423008445964741" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/?p=493"; /> @@ -32,11 +33,18 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=907"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=603"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=436"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=906"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=915";> + <title>Benjamin Horst: Norway to Fund Open Source Implementation</title> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/915</link> + <content:encoded><p>The government of <a href="http://ostatic.com/177021-blog/norway-pledges-funds-for-government-open-source-usage">Norway has committed $285,000 to encourage and implement OpenOffice.org</a> in government offices, reports <a href="http://ostatic.com/">OStatic</a>:</p> +<p>&#8220;Minister of Government Adminstration and Reform Heidi Grande Roeys is granting 2 million kroner ($285,000) to the national center for free software, and the terms of the deal are interesting. 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