User: jpmcc Date: 2009-03-20 18:07:58+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 Fri Mar 20 18:00:40 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=1.1648&r2=1.1649 Delta lines: +38 -32 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-03-20 12:01:27+0000 1.1648 +++ atom.xml 2009-03-20 18:07:51+0000 1.1649 @@ -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>2009-03-20T12:00:29+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-03-20T18:02:23+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">UKâs Guardian on Open Source Apps</title> + <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1066"/> + <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1066</id> + <updated>2009-03-20T14:12:36+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>The Guardian publishes <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/12/open-source-apps"><em>Open Source Apps are No Small Free Beer</em></a>, analyzing how their free cost is leading to a major boost in interest during this great downturn.</p> +<blockquote><p>There cannot be a corner of the industrialised world that doesn&#8217;t rely on some form of free software. But free software, and the open source movement it inspired, has so far affected mostly the back-end world of servers and databases, or taken over from software, like the web browser, that was already available at zero cost.</p></blockquote> +<p>Until now, suggests the Guardian, looking specifically at OpenOffice.org:</p> +<blockquote><p>Take OpenOffice, the leading alternative to a paid-for &#8220;proprietary&#8221; software application. As the downturn started, its download figures began to rocket. According to Oregon State University, since it launched its third version in mid-October, OpenOffice has been downloaded more than 42m times. That&#8217;s roughly four times (3.75) every second.</p></blockquote> +<p>Recent efforts have been made to analyze usage share of OpenOffice to see whether it is displacing users from Microsoft Office.</p> +<blockquote><p>In November, the US analyst <a href="http://bit.ly/open2">Clickstream reported</a> (http://bit.ly/open2) that 5% of internet users used OpenOffice in the last six months. By comparison, 51% used Microsoft Office, suggesting that Microsoft had 10 times as many users as OpenOffice. But this also suggests that Microsoft&#8217;s dominance could be declining, as three years ago it enjoyed 95% of the market.</p></blockquote> +<p>Not only is OpenOffice showing strongly in competition with MSO, but this information also shows MSO has a much lower usage than many IT analysts assume, if only half of internet users are opening it in a six-month period.</p> +<p>In the public sector, for governments around the world, OpenOffice is proving to be even more popular.</p> +<blockquote><p>From Birmingham to Brussels, local and regional governments are switching to OpenOffice in a bid to confront the hegemony of Microsoft. &#8220;The idea of using open source software not originated by an American multinational corporation seems to go down particularly well in the French public service,&#8221; says John McCreesh, marketing project lead of OpenOffice.org.</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>2009-03-20T18:02:19+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">Franceâs Gendarmerie Saves Millions with Open Source</title> <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1064"/> <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1064</id> @@ -30,7 +57,7 @@ <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> - 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<updated>2009-03-20T12:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-03-20T18:00:59+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -266,7 +293,7 @@ <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>2009-03-19T18:00:28+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-03-20T18:02:19+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -288,7 +315,7 @@ <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>2009-03-20T12:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-03-20T18:00:59+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -312,7 +339,7 @@ <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> - 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<updated>2009-03-20T12:00:16+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry> - <title type="html">Translating OpenOffice.org extensions</title> - <link href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2009/03/translating-openofficeorg-extensions.html"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-7888011759649598452</id> - <updated>2009-03-03T14:44:04+00:00</updated> - <content type="html">One very important feature in OpenOffice.org is the ability to extend the functionality of the program with extensions. Most public extensions can be found in the official extension repository here: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/.It is very important for the community, that as many extensions as possible are localized or translated into as many languages as possible. There is a tool</content> - <author> - <name>Leif Lodahl</name> - <email>[email protected]</email> - <uri>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/search/label/OpenOffice.org</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">Lodahl's blog</title> - <subtitle type="html">OpenOffice.org, open source software and open standards. These are the three things you can read about on my blog. I'll try to keep you updated on news and events in Denmark. -Okay, sometimes you can read about Lotus Notes too</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/OpenOffice.org"/> - <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169</id> - <updated>2009-03-15T00:00:24+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-03-20T18:00:59+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1655&r2=1.1656 Delta lines: +24 -16 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-03-20 12:01:28+0000 1.1655 +++ index.html 2009-03-20 18:07:51+0000 1.1656 @@ -36,8 +36,31 @@ <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: March 20, 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: March 20, 2009 06:02 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>March 20, 2009</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> +Benjamin Horst</a> : +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1066";> +UKâs Guardian on Open Source Apps</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>The Guardian publishes <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/12/open-source-apps";><em>Open Source Apps are No Small Free Beer</em></a>, analyzing how their free cost is leading to a major boost in interest during this great downturn.</p> +<blockquote><p>There cannot be a corner of the industrialised world that doesn’t rely on some form of free software. But free software, and the open source movement it inspired, has so far affected mostly the back-end world of servers and databases, or taken over from software, like the web browser, that was already available at zero cost.</p></blockquote> +<p>Until now, suggests the Guardian, looking specifically at OpenOffice.org:</p> +<blockquote><p>Take OpenOffice, the leading alternative to a paid-for “proprietary” software application. As the downturn started, its download figures began to rocket. According to Oregon State University, since it launched its third version in mid-October, OpenOffice has been downloaded more than 42m times. That’s roughly four times (3.75) every second.</p></blockquote> +<p>Recent efforts have been made to analyze usage share of OpenOffice to see whether it is displacing users from Microsoft Office.</p> +<blockquote><p>In November, the US analyst <a href="http://bit.ly/open2";>Clickstream reported</a> (http://bit.ly/open2) that 5% of internet users used OpenOffice in the last six months. By comparison, 51% used Microsoft Office, suggesting that Microsoft had 10 times as many users as OpenOffice. But this also suggests that Microsoft’s dominance could be declining, as three years ago it enjoyed 95% of the market.</p></blockquote> +<p>Not only is OpenOffice showing strongly in competition with MSO, but this information also shows MSO has a much lower usage than many IT analysts assume, if only half of internet users are opening it in a six-month period.</p> +<p>In the public sector, for governments around the world, OpenOffice is proving to be even more popular.</p> +<blockquote><p>From Birmingham to Brussels, local and regional governments are switching to OpenOffice in a bid to confront the hegemony of Microsoft. “The idea of using open source software not originated by an American multinational corporation seems to go down particularly well in the French public service,” says John McCreesh, marketing project lead of OpenOffice.org.</p></blockquote></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1066";>by Benjamin Horst at March 20, 2009 02:12 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>March 19, 2009</h2> <h3> <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> @@ -524,21 +547,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h2>March 03, 2009</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/search/label/OpenOffice.org"; title="Lodahl's blog"> -Leif Lodahl</a> : -<a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2009/03/translating-openofficeorg-extensions.html";> -Translating OpenOffice.org extensions</a> -</h3> -<p> -One very important feature in OpenOffice.org is the ability to extend the functionality of the program with extensions. Most public extensions can be found in the official extension repository here: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/.It is very important for the community, that as many extensions as possible are localized or translated into as many languages as possible. There is a tool</p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2009/03/translating-openofficeorg-extensions.html";>by Leif Lodahl ([email protected]) at March 03, 2009 02:44 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=1.1648&r2=1.1649 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-03-20 12:01:28+0000 1.1648 +++ opml.xml 2009-03-20 18:07:51+0000 1.1649 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:00:29 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:02:24 +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=1.682&r2=1.683 Delta lines: +15 -8 -------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-03-19 18:01:27+0000 1.682 +++ rss10.xml 2009-03-20 18:07:51+0000 1.683 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1066"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1064"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/76bf3e8211cb9cb2" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=651"; /> @@ -32,11 +33,24 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=640"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1048"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/7b2eb0109d3da085" /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-7888011759649598452" /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1066";> + <title>Benjamin Horst: UKâs Guardian on Open Source Apps</title> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1066</link> + <content:encoded><p>The Guardian publishes <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/12/open-source-apps"><em>Open Source Apps are No Small Free Beer</em></a>, analyzing how their free cost is leading to a major boost in interest during this great downturn.</p> +<blockquote><p>There cannot be a corner of the industrialised world that doesn&#8217;t rely on some form of free software. But free software, and the open source movement it inspired, has so far affected mostly the back-end world of servers and databases, or taken over from software, like the web browser, that was already available at zero cost.</p></blockquote> +<p>Until now, suggests the Guardian, looking specifically at OpenOffice.org:</p> +<blockquote><p>Take OpenOffice, the leading alternative to a paid-for &#8220;proprietary&#8221; software application. As the downturn started, its download figures began to rocket. According to Oregon State University, since it launched its third version in mid-October, OpenOffice has been downloaded more than 42m times. That&#8217;s roughly four times (3.75) every second.</p></blockquote> +<p>Recent efforts have been made to analyze usage share of OpenOffice to see whether it is displacing users from Microsoft Office.</p> +<blockquote><p>In November, the US analyst <a href="http://bit.ly/open2">Clickstream reported</a> (http://bit.ly/open2) that 5% of internet users used OpenOffice in the last six months. By comparison, 51% used Microsoft Office, suggesting that Microsoft had 10 times as many users as OpenOffice. But this also suggests that Microsoft&#8217;s dominance could be declining, as three years ago it enjoyed 95% of the market.</p></blockquote> +<p>Not only is OpenOffice showing strongly in competition with MSO, but this information also shows MSO has a much lower usage than many IT analysts assume, if only half of internet users are opening it in a six-month period.</p> +<p>In the public sector, for governments around the world, OpenOffice is proving to be even more popular.</p> +<blockquote><p>From Birmingham to Brussels, local and regional governments are switching to OpenOffice in a bid to confront the hegemony of Microsoft. &#8220;The idea of using open source software not originated by an American multinational corporation seems to go down particularly well in the French public service,&#8221; says John McCreesh, marketing project lead of OpenOffice.org.</p></blockquote></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-03-20T14:12:36+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1064";> <title>Benjamin Horst: Franceâs Gendarmerie Saves Millions with Open Source</title> <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1064</link> @@ -366,12 +380,5 @@ <dc:date>2009-03-04T14:15:05+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>Andreas Bartel</dc:creator> </item> -<item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-7888011759649598452"> - <title>Leif Lodahl: Translating OpenOffice.org extensions</title> - <link>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2009/03/translating-openofficeorg-extensions.html</link> - <content:encoded>One very important feature in OpenOffice.org is the ability to extend the functionality of the program with extensions. 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But free software, and the open source movement it inspired, has so far affected mostly the back-end world of servers and databases, or taken over from software, like the web browser, that was already available at zero cost.</p></blockquote> +<p>Until now, suggests the Guardian, looking specifically at OpenOffice.org:</p> +<blockquote><p>Take OpenOffice, the leading alternative to a paid-for &#8220;proprietary&#8221; software application. As the downturn started, its download figures began to rocket. According to Oregon State University, since it launched its third version in mid-October, OpenOffice has been downloaded more than 42m times. That&#8217;s roughly four times (3.75) every second.</p></blockquote> +<p>Recent efforts have been made to analyze usage share of OpenOffice to see whether it is displacing users from Microsoft Office.</p> +<blockquote><p>In November, the US analyst <a href="http://bit.ly/open2">Clickstream reported</a> (http://bit.ly/open2) that 5% of internet users used OpenOffice in the last six months. By comparison, 51% used Microsoft Office, suggesting that Microsoft had 10 times as many users as OpenOffice. But this also suggests that Microsoft&#8217;s dominance could be declining, as three years ago it enjoyed 95% of the market.</p></blockquote> +<p>Not only is OpenOffice showing strongly in competition with MSO, but this information also shows MSO has a much lower usage than many IT analysts assume, if only half of internet users are opening it in a six-month period.</p> +<p>In the public sector, for governments around the world, OpenOffice is proving to be even more popular.</p> +<blockquote><p>From Birmingham to Brussels, local and regional governments are switching to OpenOffice in a bid to confront the hegemony of Microsoft. &#8220;The idea of using open source software not originated by an American multinational corporation seems to go down particularly well in the French public service,&#8221; says John McCreesh, marketing project lead of OpenOffice.org.</p></blockquote></description> + <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:12:36 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>Benjamin Horst: Franceâs Gendarmerie Saves Millions with Open Source</title> <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1064</guid> <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1064</link> @@ -349,14 +364,6 @@ <p>Andreas<br /> </p></description> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:15:05 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>Leif Lodahl: Translating OpenOffice.org extensions</title> - <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-7888011759649598452</guid> - <link>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2009/03/translating-openofficeorg-extensions.html</link> - <description>One very important feature in OpenOffice.org is the ability to extend the functionality of the program with extensions. 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