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Log: Planet run at Sat Jan 24 00:00:13 GMT 2009 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.1426&r2=1.1427 Delta lines: +45 -42 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-01-23 18:00:36+0000 1.1426 +++ atom.xml 2009-01-24 00:00:55+0000 1.1427 @@ -5,9 +5,39 @@ <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>2009-01-23T18:00:24+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-01-24T00:00:44+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">Obama Investigates Open Source and Open Standards</title> + <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/975"/> + <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=975</id> + <updated>2009-01-23T19:32:10+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>Twice before, I&#8217;ve noted instances where Barack Obama has mentioned the importance of open standards and open source for a transparent and democratic government.</p> +<p>(See <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/685"><em>Obama on ODF?</em></a> and <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/922"><em>OpenOffice.org for the US Federal Government?</em></a> &#8212; I used question marks in each post title since it was not clear to me how far these exercises might be carried.)</p> +<p>Now <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10147920-16.html">CNet reports Obama is asking industry experts for more information on the benefits of open source</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>Sun Chairman Scott McNealy&#8230; has been asked by President Obama to author a white paper on the benefits the U.S. government can derive from open source.</p></blockquote> +<p>McNealy is quoted in the BBC&#8217;s recent article, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm">Calls for Open Source Government</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>The secret to a more secure and cost effective government is through open source technologies and products.</p> +<p>The claim comes from one of Silicon Valley&#8217;s most respected business leaders Scott McNealy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.</p></blockquote> +<p>Particularly memorable is the BBC article&#8217;s discussion of open source as an improved form of government behavior, pioneered during Obama&#8217;s campaign:</p> +<blockquote><p>Errol Louis of the New York Daily News seemed to agree.</p> +<p>He described Mr Obama as &#8220;our first open source President, a leader willing to let anybody and everybody figure out how, when and where they want to get involved.&#8221;</p> +<p>He noted that the strategy popularised by computer software companies in giving away software to get others to improve on it has now been applied to politics.</p> +<p>Indeed the new Change.gov website is said to be a portal for &#8220;interactive government&#8221; and &#8220;open source democracy.&#8221;</p></blockquote></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>2009-01-24T00:00:16+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + <entry> <title type="html">Colored tabs implementation in Calc</title> <link href="http://eric.bachard.free.fr/news/2009/01/colored-tabs-implementation-in-calc.html"/> @@ -22,7 +52,7 @@ <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> - 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<updated>2009-01-23T18:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-01-24T00:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -503,34 +533,7 @@ <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>2009-01-22T18:00:16+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">Developers, developers, developers</title> - <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/01/13/developers-developers-developers/"/> - <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=626</id> - <updated>2009-01-13T12:56:27+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p>The launch of the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/">OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> software on October 13th last year has proved wildly successful, with <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/marketing_bouncer.html">over 30 million downloads</a> recorded to date via the &#8216;bouncer&#8217; at <a href="http://download.openoffice.org">download.openoffice.org</a>. So for 2009, the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org">Openoffice.org Marketing Project</a> is focussing more on the other half of its remit - marketing the OpenOffice.org Community. This Community includes developers (core software and extensions), testers, translators, technical authors, web designers, artists, &#8230; yes, and even marketing folks.</p> -<p>There&#8217;s <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/yet_another_great_community_contribution">a great posting today in GullFOSS</a> about what can be involved in being an OpenOffice.org core developer <em>(it also slays the myth that you need to work for Sun Microsystems to get your code into OpenOffice.org - so don&#8217;t believe everything that developers of rival products may say in their blogs ;-) )</em>. OpenOffice.org is one of the biggest pieces of open-source code out there, relied upon by hundreds of millions of users, so any change has to be carefully thought through, and syndicated with all the people in the project who need to know. If it requires changes to the file format used by OpenOffice.org - OpenDocument Format - you may even need to get your change signed off by ISO, the International Organisation for Standards!</p> -<p>So, congratulations to Martin (the developer cited in the GullFOSS post), and all the other independent developers. Contributing to OpenOffice.org requires not only a high level of technical ability, but also a high level of interpersonal skills. It&#8217;s a wonderful boost to a developer&#8217;s professional CV, plus the warm glow inside from knowing that hundreds of millions of people around the world are using your code.</p> -<ul> -<li>Is it easy being an OpenOffice.org core developer? no.</li> -<li>Is it worth it? well, during the 3.0 release cycle we counted more than 100 contributors to the code, the build system, localization, test scripts and so on - plus other developers submitting patches via the bug tracking system. So they think it&#8217;s worth it! <em>(that&#8217;s another myth slayed by the way, that OpenOffice.org is a <a href="http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62050006,00.htm">dying horse</a> through a lack of developers)</em>.</li> -</ul> -<p>Want to know more? See <a href="http://contributing.openoffice.org/">Contributing to OpenOffice.org</a>.</p> -<p> </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>2009-01-21T18:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-01-24T00:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1433&r2=1.1434 Delta lines: +26 -23 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-01-23 18:00:37+0000 1.1433 +++ index.html 2009-01-24 00:00:55+0000 1.1434 @@ -37,10 +37,35 @@ <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: January 23, 2009 06:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: January 24, 2009 12:00 AM GMT</em></p> <h2>January 23, 2009</h2> <h3> +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> +Benjamin Horst</a> : +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/975";> +Obama Investigates Open Source and Open Standards</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>Twice before, I’ve noted instances where Barack Obama has mentioned the importance of open standards and open source for a transparent and democratic government.</p> +<p>(See <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/685";><em>Obama on ODF?</em></a> and <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/922";><em>OpenOffice.org for the US Federal Government?</em></a> — I used question marks in each post title since it was not clear to me how far these exercises might be carried.)</p> +<p>Now <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10147920-16.html";>CNet reports Obama is asking industry experts for more information on the benefits of open source</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>Sun Chairman Scott McNealy… has been asked by President Obama to author a white paper on the benefits the U.S. government can derive from open source.</p></blockquote> +<p>McNealy is quoted in the BBC’s recent article, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm";>Calls for Open Source Government</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>The secret to a more secure and cost effective government is through open source technologies and products.</p> +<p>The claim comes from one of Silicon Valley’s most respected business leaders Scott McNealy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.</p></blockquote> +<p>Particularly memorable is the BBC article’s discussion of open source as an improved form of government behavior, pioneered during Obama’s campaign:</p> +<blockquote><p>Errol Louis of the New York Daily News seemed to agree.</p> +<p>He described Mr Obama as “our first open source President, a leader willing to let anybody and everybody figure out how, when and where they want to get involved.”</p> +<p>He noted that the strategy popularised by computer software companies in giving away software to get others to improve on it has now been applied to politics.</p> +<p>Indeed the new Change.gov website is said to be a portal for “interactive government” and “open source democracy.”</p></blockquote></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/975";>by Benjamin Horst at January 23, 2009 07:32 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> +<h3> <a href="" title="jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader"> GullFOSS</a> : <a href="http://eric.bachard.free.fr/news/2009/01/colored-tabs-implementation-in-calc.html";> @@ -456,28 +481,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> -John McCreesh</a> : -<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/01/13/developers-developers-developers/";> -Developers, developers, developers</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>The launch of the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/";>OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> software on October 13th last year has proved wildly successful, with <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/marketing_bouncer.html";>over 30 million downloads</a> recorded to date via the ‘bouncer’ at <a href="http://download.openoffice.org";>download.openoffice.org</a>. So for 2009, the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org";>Openoffice.org Marketing Project</a> is focussing more on the other half of its remit - marketing the OpenOffice.org Community. This Community includes developers (core software and extensions), testers, translators, technical authors, web designers, artists, … yes, and even marketing folks.</p> -<p>There’s <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/yet_another_great_community_contribution";>a great posting today in GullFOSS</a> about what can be involved in being an OpenOffice.org core developer <em>(it also slays the myth that you need to work for Sun Microsystems to get your code into OpenOffice.org - so don’t believe everything that developers of rival products may say in their blogs ;-) )</em>. OpenOffice.org is one of the biggest pieces of open-source code out there, relied upon by hundreds of millions of users, so any change has to be carefully thought through, and syndicated with all the people in the project who need to know. If it requires changes to the file format used by OpenOffice.org - OpenDocument Format - you may even need to get your change signed off by ISO, the International Organisation for Standards!</p> -<p>So, congratulations to Martin (the developer cited in the GullFOSS post), and all the other independent developers. Contributing to OpenOffice.org requires not only a high level of technical ability, but also a high level of interpersonal skills. It’s a wonderful boost to a developer’s professional CV, plus the warm glow inside from knowing that hundreds of millions of people around the world are using your code.</p> -<ul> -<li>Is it easy being an OpenOffice.org core developer? no.</li> -<li>Is it worth it? well, during the 3.0 release cycle we counted more than 100 contributors to the code, the build system, localization, test scripts and so on - plus other developers submitting patches via the bug tracking system. So they think it’s worth it! <em>(that’s another myth slayed by the way, that OpenOffice.org is a <a href="http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62050006,00.htm";>dying horse</a> through a lack of developers)</em>.</li> -</ul> -<p>Want to know more? See <a href="http://contributing.openoffice.org/";>Contributing to OpenOffice.org</a>.</p> -<p> </p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/01/13/developers-developers-developers/";>by John at January 13, 2009 12:56 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=1.1426&r2=1.1427 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-01-23 18:00:37+0000 1.1426 +++ opml.xml 2009-01-24 00:00:55+0000 1.1427 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:00:25 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:44 +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=1.610&r2=1.611 Delta lines: +18 -15 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-01-23 18:00:37+0000 1.610 +++ rss10.xml 2009-01-24 00:00:55+0000 1.611 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=975"; 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I used question marks in each post title since it was not clear to me how far these exercises might be carried.)</p> +<p>Now <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10147920-16.html">CNet reports Obama is asking industry experts for more information on the benefits of open source</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>Sun Chairman Scott McNealy&#8230; has been asked by President Obama to author a white paper on the benefits the U.S. government can derive from open source.</p></blockquote> +<p>McNealy is quoted in the BBC&#8217;s recent article, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm">Calls for Open Source Government</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>The secret to a more secure and cost effective government is through open source technologies and products.</p> +<p>The claim comes from one of Silicon Valley&#8217;s most respected business leaders Scott McNealy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.</p></blockquote> +<p>Particularly memorable is the BBC article&#8217;s discussion of open source as an improved form of government behavior, pioneered during Obama&#8217;s campaign:</p> +<blockquote><p>Errol Louis of the New York Daily News seemed to agree.</p> +<p>He described Mr Obama as &#8220;our first open source President, a leader willing to let anybody and everybody figure out how, when and where they want to get involved.&#8221;</p> +<p>He noted that the strategy popularised by computer software companies in giving away software to get others to improve on it has now been applied to politics.</p> +<p>Indeed the new Change.gov website is said to be a portal for &#8220;interactive government&#8221; 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at <a href="http://download.openoffice.org">download.openoffice.org</a>. So for 2009, the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org">Openoffice.org Marketing Project</a> is focussing more on the other half of its remit - marketing the OpenOffice.org Community. This Community includes developers (core software and extensions), testers, translators, technical authors, web designers, artists, &#8230; yes, and even marketing folks.</p> -<p>There&#8217;s <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/yet_another_great_community_contribution">a great posting today in GullFOSS</a> about what can be involved in being an OpenOffice.org core developer <em>(it also slays the myth that you need to work for Sun Microsystems to get your code into OpenOffice.org - so don&#8217;t believe everything that developers of rival products may say in their blogs ;-) )</em>. OpenOffice.org is one of the biggest pieces of open-source code out there, relied upon by hundreds of millions of users, so any change has to be carefully thought through, and syndicated with all the people in the project who need to know. If it requires changes to the file format used by OpenOffice.org - OpenDocument Format - you may even need to get your change signed off by ISO, the International Organisation for Standards!</p> -<p>So, congratulations to Martin (the developer cited in the GullFOSS post), and all the other independent developers. Contributing to OpenOffice.org requires not only a high level of technical ability, but also a high level of interpersonal skills. It&#8217;s a wonderful boost to a developer&#8217;s professional CV, plus the warm glow inside from knowing that hundreds of millions of people around the world are using your code.</p> -<ul> -<li>Is it easy being an OpenOffice.org core developer? no.</li> -<li>Is it worth it? well, during the 3.0 release cycle we counted more than 100 contributors to the code, the build system, localization, test scripts and so on - plus other developers submitting patches via the bug tracking system. So they think it&#8217;s worth it! <em>(that&#8217;s another myth slayed by the way, that OpenOffice.org is a <a href="http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62050006,00.htm">dying horse</a> through a lack of developers)</em>.</li> -</ul> -<p>Want to know more? See <a href="http://contributing.openoffice.org/">Contributing to OpenOffice.org</a>.</p> -<p> </p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-01-13T12:56:27+00:00</dc:date> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.610&r2=1.611 Delta lines: +18 -15 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-01-23 18:00:37+0000 1.610 +++ rss20.xml 2009-01-24 00:00:56+0000 1.611 @@ -8,6 +8,24 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>Benjamin Horst: Obama Investigates Open Source and Open Standards</title> + <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=975</guid> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/975</link> + <description><p>Twice before, I&#8217;ve noted instances where Barack Obama has mentioned the importance of open standards and open source for a transparent and democratic government.</p> +<p>(See <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/685"><em>Obama on ODF?</em></a> and <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/922"><em>OpenOffice.org for the US Federal Government?</em></a> &#8212; I used question marks in each post title since it was not clear to me how far these exercises might be carried.)</p> +<p>Now <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10147920-16.html">CNet reports Obama is asking industry experts for more information on the benefits of open source</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>Sun Chairman Scott McNealy&#8230; has been asked by President Obama to author a white paper on the benefits the U.S. government can derive from open source.</p></blockquote> +<p>McNealy is quoted in the BBC&#8217;s recent article, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm">Calls for Open Source Government</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>The secret to a more secure and cost effective government is through open source technologies and products.</p> +<p>The claim comes from one of Silicon Valley&#8217;s most respected business leaders Scott McNealy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.</p></blockquote> +<p>Particularly memorable is the BBC article&#8217;s discussion of open source as an improved form of government behavior, pioneered during Obama&#8217;s campaign:</p> +<blockquote><p>Errol Louis of the New York Daily News seemed to agree.</p> +<p>He described Mr Obama as &#8220;our first open source President, a leader willing to let anybody and everybody figure out how, when and where they want to get involved.&#8221;</p> +<p>He noted that the strategy popularised by computer software companies in giving away software to get others to improve on it has now been applied to politics.</p> +<p>Indeed the new Change.gov website is said to be a portal for &#8220;interactive government&#8221; and &#8220;open source democracy.&#8221;</p></blockquote></description> + <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:32:10 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>GullFOSS: Colored tabs implementation in Calc</title> <guid>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/7743fd0ed38643cc</guid> <link>http://eric.bachard.free.fr/news/2009/01/colored-tabs-implementation-in-calc.html</link> @@ -283,21 +301,6 @@ <p>Thanks to Gerald for providing these suggestions!</p></description> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:09:48 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>John McCreesh: Developers, developers, developers</title> - <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=626</guid> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/01/13/developers-developers-developers/</link> - <description><p>The launch of the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/">OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> software on October 13th last year has proved wildly successful, with <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/marketing_bouncer.html">over 30 million downloads</a> recorded to date via the &#8216;bouncer&#8217; at <a href="http://download.openoffice.org">download.openoffice.org</a>. So for 2009, the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org">Openoffice.org Marketing Project</a> is focussing more on the other half of its remit - marketing the OpenOffice.org Community. This Community includes developers (core software and extensions), testers, translators, technical authors, web designers, artists, &#8230; yes, and even marketing folks.</p> -<p>There&#8217;s <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/yet_another_great_community_contribution">a great posting today in GullFOSS</a> about what can be involved in being an OpenOffice.org core developer <em>(it also slays the myth that you need to work for Sun Microsystems to get your code into OpenOffice.org - so don&#8217;t believe everything that developers of rival products may say in their blogs ;-) )</em>. OpenOffice.org is one of the biggest pieces of open-source code out there, relied upon by hundreds of millions of users, so any change has to be carefully thought through, and syndicated with all the people in the project who need to know. If it requires changes to the file format used by OpenOffice.org - OpenDocument Format - you may even need to get your change signed off by ISO, the International Organisation for Standards!</p> -<p>So, congratulations to Martin (the developer cited in the GullFOSS post), and all the other independent developers. Contributing to OpenOffice.org requires not only a high level of technical ability, but also a high level of interpersonal skills. It&#8217;s a wonderful boost to a developer&#8217;s professional CV, plus the warm glow inside from knowing that hundreds of millions of people around the world are using your code.</p> -<ul> -<li>Is it easy being an OpenOffice.org core developer? no.</li> -<li>Is it worth it? well, during the 3.0 release cycle we counted more than 100 contributors to the code, the build system, localization, test scripts and so on - plus other developers submitting patches via the bug tracking system. So they think it&#8217;s worth it! <em>(that&#8217;s another myth slayed by the way, that OpenOffice.org is a <a href="http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62050006,00.htm">dying horse</a> through a lack of developers)</em>.</li> -</ul> -<p>Want to know more? See <a href="http://contributing.openoffice.org/">Contributing to OpenOffice.org</a>.</p> -<p> </p></description> - <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:56:27 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
