User: jpmcc Date: 2009-01-26 18:01:23+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 Mon Jan 26 18:00:20 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=1.1437&r2=1.1438 Delta lines: +33 -33 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-01-26 12:00:47+0000 1.1437 +++ atom.xml 2009-01-26 18:01:19+0000 1.1438 @@ -5,10 +5,37 @@ <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>2009-01-26T12:00:34+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-01-26T18:00:43+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">Conspiracy or ARSE?</title> + <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/01/26/conspiracy-or-arse/"/> + <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=629</id> + <updated>2009-01-26T17:53:28+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>The blogosphere was set humming this morning by <a href="http://www.palluxo.com/2009/01/25/openofficeorg-blocked-from-microsoft-live-search/">a claim</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>Faced with growing threats of free and open source software projects, Microsoft removed OpenOffice.org web site from its search engine results yesterday.</p></blockquote> +<p>Tests by the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org Marketing Project</a> members showed that Microsoft&#8217;s Live Search does seem to go out of its way not to return results from the openoffice.org domain. However, the results didn&#8217;t prove or disprove two possible explanations:</p> +<ul> +<li>Conspiracy - Microsoft are deliberately excluding a superior product to their Office offering; or</li> +<li>ARSE - Microsoft Live is simply <strong>A</strong> <strong>R</strong>ubbish <strong>S</strong>earch <strong>E</strong>ngine</li> +</ul> +<p><a href="http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=download+openoffice.org&go=&form=QBLH&qs=n">Try it yourself</a> and see!</p> +<ol></ol></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>2009-01-26T18:00:21+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">OpenOffice.org Blocked from Microsoft Live Search?</title> <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~3/hUBc5yWJi4s/"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?p=497</id> @@ -104,7 +131,7 @@ <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>2009-01-26T12:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-01-26T18:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -284,7 +311,7 @@ <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>2009-01-26T12:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-01-26T18:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -308,7 +335,7 @@ <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>2009-01-26T12:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-01-26T18:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -433,7 +460,7 @@ <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>2009-01-26T12:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-01-26T18:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -491,7 +518,7 @@ <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>2009-01-26T12:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-01-26T18:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -515,31 +542,4 @@ </source> </entry> - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">Vietnamâs Big Plans for Open Source</title> - <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/957"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=957</id> - <updated>2009-01-14T20:16:07+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p>ConsortiumInfo.org&#8217;s Standards Blog points out, &#8220;<a href="http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20090108063546592">Vietnam Starts New Year with Open Source (and ODF)</a>.&#8221;</p> -<p>Andy Updegrove analyzes this news in the context of the broader global movement toward open source in developing countries:</p> -<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s hardly a surprise that Vietnam should make such an announcement. It has an increasingly sophisticated and growing IT industry, and like the governments of many other emerging nations, is interested in keeping IT budgets down while expanding IT services, as well as nurturing its own IT industry rather than shipping all of its IT budget dollars abroad. For nations throughout Asia and South America in particular, open source (and open standards compatible with open source) are becoming increasingly incorporated into enterprise infrastructure guidelines and procurement requirements.</p></blockquote> -<p>The source article is published on VietNamNet as &#8220;<a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/822425/">Vietnam to Widely Use Open Source Software</a>.&#8221;</p> -<p>The requirements are for government agencies, as part of an effort to modernize IT infrastructure and government operations while cutting unnecessary costs:</p> -<blockquote><p>By June 30, 2009, 100% of clients of IT divisions of government agencies must be installed with open source software; 100% of staffs at these IT divisions must be trained in the use of these software products and at least 50% use them proficiently&#8230;</p> -<p>Open source software products are OpenOffice, email software for servers of Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox web browser and the Vietnamese typing software Unikey.</p> -<p>The instruction also said that by December 31, 2009, 70% of clients of ministries&#8217; agencies and local state agencies must be installed with the above open source software products and 70% of IT staff trained in using this software; and at least 40% able to use the software in their work.</p></blockquote> -<p>While the timeframe is aggressive compared to many government open source deployments, it should be easy enough for a motivated organization to achieve.</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>2009-01-24T00:00:16+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1444&r2=1.1445 Delta lines: +23 -24 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-01-26 12:00:47+0000 1.1444 +++ index.html 2009-01-26 18:01:19+0000 1.1445 @@ -37,10 +37,32 @@ <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 26, 2009 12:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: January 26, 2009 06:00 PM GMT</em></p> <h2>January 26, 2009</h2> <h3> +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> +John McCreesh</a> : +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/01/26/conspiracy-or-arse/";> +Conspiracy or ARSE?</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>The blogosphere was set humming this morning by <a href="http://www.palluxo.com/2009/01/25/openofficeorg-blocked-from-microsoft-live-search/";>a claim</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>Faced with growing threats of free and open source software projects, Microsoft removed OpenOffice.org web site from its search engine results yesterday.</p></blockquote> +<p>Tests by the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org";>OpenOffice.org Marketing Project</a> members showed that Microsoft’s Live Search does seem to go out of its way not to return results from the openoffice.org domain. However, the results didn’t prove or disprove two possible explanations:</p> +<ul> +<li>Conspiracy - Microsoft are deliberately excluding a superior product to their Office offering; or</li> +<li>ARSE - Microsoft Live is simply <strong>A</strong> <strong>R</strong>ubbish <strong>S</strong>earch <strong>E</strong>ngine</li> +</ul> +<p><a href="http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=download+openoffice.org&go=&form=QBLH&qs=n";>Try it yourself</a> and see!</p> +<ol></ol></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/01/26/conspiracy-or-arse/";>by John at January 26, 2009 05:53 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> +<h3> <a href="http://www.italovignoli.org"; title="OOopinions"> Italo Vignoli</a> : <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~3/hUBc5yWJi4s/";> @@ -462,29 +484,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h2>January 14, 2009</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> -Benjamin Horst</a> : -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/957";> -Vietnamâs Big Plans for Open Source</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>ConsortiumInfo.org’s Standards Blog points out, “<a href="http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20090108063546592";>Vietnam Starts New Year with Open Source (and ODF)</a>.”</p> -<p>Andy Updegrove analyzes this news in the context of the broader global movement toward open source in developing countries:</p> -<blockquote><p>It’s hardly a surprise that Vietnam should make such an announcement. It has an increasingly sophisticated and growing IT industry, and like the governments of many other emerging nations, is interested in keeping IT budgets down while expanding IT services, as well as nurturing its own IT industry rather than shipping all of its IT budget dollars abroad. For nations throughout Asia and South America in particular, open source (and open standards compatible with open source) are becoming increasingly incorporated into enterprise infrastructure guidelines and procurement requirements.</p></blockquote> -<p>The source article is published on VietNamNet as “<a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/822425/";>Vietnam to Widely Use Open Source Software</a>.”</p> -<p>The requirements are for government agencies, as part of an effort to modernize IT infrastructure and government operations while cutting unnecessary costs:</p> -<blockquote><p>By June 30, 2009, 100% of clients of IT divisions of government agencies must be installed with open source software; 100% of staffs at these IT divisions must be trained in the use of these software products and at least 50% use them proficiently…</p> -<p>Open source software products are OpenOffice, email software for servers of Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox web browser and the Vietnamese typing software Unikey.</p> -<p>The instruction also said that by December 31, 2009, 70% of clients of ministries’ agencies and local state agencies must be installed with the above open source software products and 70% of IT staff trained in using this software; and at least 40% able to use the software in their work.</p></blockquote> -<p>While the timeframe is aggressive compared to many government open source deployments, it should be easy enough for a motivated organization to achieve.</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/957";>by Benjamin Horst at January 14, 2009 08:16 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=1.1437&r2=1.1438 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-01-26 12:00:47+0000 1.1437 +++ opml.xml 2009-01-26 18:01:20+0000 1.1438 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:00:35 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:00:43 +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=1.614&r2=1.615 Delta lines: +15 -15 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-01-26 12:00:48+0000 1.614 +++ rss10.xml 2009-01-26 18:01:20+0000 1.615 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=629"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/?p=497"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-2719886256702292804" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=975"; /> @@ -32,11 +33,24 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=966"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/48134a2d4d40db85" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-3899480077659422871" /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=957"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=629";> + <title>John McCreesh: Conspiracy or ARSE?</title> + <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/01/26/conspiracy-or-arse/</link> + <content:encoded><p>The blogosphere was set humming this morning by <a href="http://www.palluxo.com/2009/01/25/openofficeorg-blocked-from-microsoft-live-search/">a claim</a>:</p> +<blockquote><p>Faced with growing threats of free and open source software projects, Microsoft removed OpenOffice.org web site from its search engine results yesterday.</p></blockquote> +<p>Tests by the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org Marketing Project</a> members showed that Microsoft&#8217;s Live Search does seem to go out of its way not to return results from the openoffice.org domain. However, the results didn&#8217;t prove or disprove two possible explanations:</p> +<ul> +<li>Conspiracy - Microsoft are deliberately excluding a superior product to their Office offering; or</li> +<li>ARSE - Microsoft Live is simply <strong>A</strong> <strong>R</strong>ubbish <strong>S</strong>earch <strong>E</strong>ngine</li> +</ul> +<p><a href="http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=download+openoffice.org&go=&form=QBLH&qs=n">Try it yourself</a> and see!</p> +<ol></ol></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-01-26T17:53:28+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.italovignoli.org/?p=497";> <title>Italo Vignoli: OpenOffice.org Blocked from Microsoft Live Search?</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~3/hUBc5yWJi4s/</link> @@ -306,19 +320,5 @@ <dc:date>2009-01-15T17:19:09+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>floeff</dc:creator> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=957";> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Vietnamâs Big Plans for Open Source</title> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/957</link> - <content:encoded><p>ConsortiumInfo.org&#8217;s Standards Blog points out, &#8220;<a href="http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20090108063546592">Vietnam Starts New Year with Open Source (and ODF)</a>.&#8221;</p> -<p>Andy Updegrove analyzes this news in the context of the broader global movement toward open source in developing countries:</p> -<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s hardly a surprise that Vietnam should make such an announcement. 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However, the results didn&#8217;t prove or disprove two possible explanations:</p> +<ul> +<li>Conspiracy - Microsoft are deliberately excluding a superior product to their Office offering; or</li> +<li>ARSE - Microsoft Live is simply <strong>A</strong> <strong>R</strong>ubbish <strong>S</strong>earch <strong>E</strong>ngine</li> +</ul> +<p><a href="http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=download+openoffice.org&go=&form=QBLH&qs=n">Try it yourself</a> and see!</p> +<ol></ol></description> + <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:53:28 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>Italo Vignoli: OpenOffice.org Blocked from Microsoft Live Search?</title> <guid>http://www.italovignoli.org/?p=497</guid> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~3/hUBc5yWJi4s/</link> @@ -290,21 +305,6 @@ <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:19:09 +0000</pubDate> <author>[email protected] (floeff)</author> </item> -<item> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Vietnamâs Big Plans for Open Source</title> - <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=957</guid> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/957</link> - <description><p>ConsortiumInfo.org&#8217;s Standards Blog points out, &#8220;<a href="http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20090108063546592">Vietnam Starts New Year with Open Source (and ODF)</a>.&#8221;</p> -<p>Andy Updegrove analyzes this news in the context of the broader global movement toward open source in developing countries:</p> -<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s hardly a surprise that Vietnam should make such an announcement. 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