User: jpmcc Date: 2009-04-01 17:01:37+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 Wed Apr 1 18:00:14 BST 2009 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.1695&r2=1.1696 Delta lines: +60 -57 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-04-01 11:01:35+0000 1.1695 +++ atom.xml 2009-04-01 17:01:34+0000 1.1696 @@ -5,10 +5,58 @@ <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>2009-04-01T11:00:23+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:22+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">OpenOffice Performance Contests</title> + <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1084"/> + <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1084</id> + <updated>2009-04-01T12:55:19+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>Our friends at <a href="http://www.oooninja.com/">OpenOffice.org Ninja</a> have concluded a <a href="http://www.oooninja.com/2009/03/multiplatform-benchmark-30.html">performance test between OpenOffice.org and several derivatives on the Linux and Windows</a> platforms.</p> +<p>Performance has rarely bothered me, but it can be a severe irritant for many users, although the differences from one OOo distro to another and one platform to another are rarely more than seconds. Indeed, Ziem writes:</p> +<blockquote><p>All OpenOffice.org editions and both operating systems performed well, and it&#8217;s not possible to identify a single champion.</p></blockquote> +<p>He also points out that OpenOffice.org 3.1, due to be released soon, is expected to offer further performance enhancements.</p> +<p>Great graphs and analyses make Ziem&#8217;s original post well worth reading.</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>2009-04-01T17:00:21+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry> + <title type="html">New: OOo-DEV 3.1 Developer Snapshot (build OOO310_m8) available</title> + <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_110"/> + <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/8ac4780d29f18832</id> + <updated>2009-04-01T08:33:00+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p><b>Developer Snapshot build OOo-Dev </b><b>OOO310_m8</b> which installs as OOo-DEV 3.1 is available in the mirror network.<br /><br />If +you find severe issues within this build please file them to +OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system <a title="IssueTracker" href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/pre_submission.html">IssueTracker</a> and notify the releases mailing list ([email protected]) if you think your issue is a stopper issue for the upcoming 3.1.0 release.</p> + <p><b>Known stopper issues: +</b><br /> <br />Due to <a href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100676">http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100676</a> <br />please deactivate <i><span>/</span>tools/options/openoffice.org/improvement program<span>/</span></i> +after the first start. + </p> + <p><b>Please use the following link to download the files:</b><br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next" title="Download page">http://download.openoffice.org/next</a></p></content> + <author> + <name>Joost Andrae</name> + <uri></uri> + </author> + <source> + <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>2009-04-01T17:00:16+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">Microsoft warns against open source</title> <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/04/01/microsoft-warns-against-open-source/"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=666</id> @@ -49,7 +97,7 @@ <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>2009-03-31T23:00:44+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:21+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -75,7 +123,7 @@ <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>2009-03-31T23:00:44+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:21+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -171,7 +219,7 @@ <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>2009-04-01T11:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -217,7 +265,7 @@ <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>2009-03-31T23:00:44+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:21+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -258,7 +306,7 @@ <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>2009-04-01T11:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -279,7 +327,7 @@ <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>2009-04-01T11:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -306,7 +354,7 @@ <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>2009-03-31T23:00:44+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:21+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -332,7 +380,7 @@ <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>2009-03-31T23:00:44+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:21+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -353,7 +401,7 @@ <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>2009-04-01T11:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -480,7 +528,7 @@ <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>2009-04-01T11:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -501,7 +549,7 @@ <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>2009-04-01T11:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-01T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -549,49 +597,4 @@ </source> </entry> - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">11 Million US OpenOffice Users?</title> - <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1058"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1058</id> - <updated>2009-03-14T01:50:54+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p>Matt Asay writes <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10195845-16.html"><em>Does OpenOffice have 11 million active U.S. users?</em></a></p> -<blockquote><p>While Microsoft Office is actively used by roughly 50 percent of U.S. Internet users, <a href="http://www.clickstreamtech.com/11.14.08.html">according to a 2,400-strong survey administered by ClickStream Technologies</a>, 5 percent of U.S. Web users also actively use the open-source productivity suite OpenOffice.org.</p> -<p>Importantly, ClickStream wasn&#8217;t measuring installations. It was measuring use. The company actually installed client-side software that tracked which applications the users were running.</p></blockquote> -<p>Based on the population of the US and the number of internet users, Asay calculates OOo users in the USA to number 11 million, concluding:</p> -<blockquote><p>An estimated 11 million people interacting with OpenOffice on a daily basis sounds like an incredible beachhead for much broader market penetration.</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>2009-03-31T23:00:44+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry> - <title type="html">Last Call for Responses</title> - <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/last_call_for_responses"/> - <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/df34b08e02df59d5</id> - <updated>2009-03-12T12:55:33+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p>The short and sweet wiki usage survey will continue to enjoy input until the end of March 15th. Don't miss your chance!<br /> <br /><a href="http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=91154&lang=en%20">http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=91154&amp;lang=en%20</a> <br /> <br /> </p> - <p>So far there have been 106 responses, many with excellent comments and suggestions.</p> - <p>Thanks to everyone who has already filled out the survey! </p> - <p>Liz </p> - <p> </p></content> - <author> - <name>Elizabeth Matthis</name> - <uri></uri> - </author> - <source> - <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>2009-04-01T11:00:18+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1702&r2=1.1703 Delta lines: +40 -38 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-04-01 11:01:35+0000 1.1702 +++ index.html 2009-04-01 17:01:34+0000 1.1703 @@ -36,10 +36,49 @@ <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: April 01, 2009 11:00 AM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: April 01, 2009 05:00 PM GMT</em></p> <h2>April 01, 2009</h2> <h3> +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> +Benjamin Horst</a> : +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1084";> +OpenOffice Performance Contests</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>Our friends at <a href="http://www.oooninja.com/";>OpenOffice.org Ninja</a> have concluded a <a href="http://www.oooninja.com/2009/03/multiplatform-benchmark-30.html";>performance test between OpenOffice.org and several derivatives on the Linux and Windows</a> platforms.</p> +<p>Performance has rarely bothered me, but it can be a severe irritant for many users, although the differences from one OOo distro to another and one platform to another are rarely more than seconds. Indeed, Ziem writes:</p> +<blockquote><p>All OpenOffice.org editions and both operating systems performed well, and it’s not possible to identify a single champion.</p></blockquote> +<p>He also points out that OpenOffice.org 3.1, due to be released soon, is expected to offer further performance enhancements.</p> +<p>Great graphs and analyses make Ziem’s original post well worth reading.</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1084";>by Benjamin Horst at April 01, 2009 12:55 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> +<h3> +<a href="" title="jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader"> +GullFOSS</a> : +<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_110";> +New: OOo-DEV 3.1 Developer Snapshot (build OOO310_m8) available</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p><b>Developer Snapshot build OOo-Dev </b><b>OOO310_m8</b> which installs as OOo-DEV 3.1 is available in the mirror network.<br /><br />If +you find severe issues within this build please file them to +OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system <a title="IssueTracker" href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/pre_submission.html";>IssueTracker</a> and notify the releases mailing list ([email protected]) if you think your issue is a stopper issue for the upcoming 3.1.0 release.</p> + <p><b>Known stopper issues: +</b><br /> <br />Due to <a href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100676";>http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100676</a> <br />please deactivate <i><span>/</span>tools/options/openoffice.org/improvement program<span>/</span></i> +after the first start. + </p> + <p><b>Please use the following link to download the files:</b><br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next"; title="Download page">http://download.openoffice.org/next</a></p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_110";>by Joost Andrae at April 01, 2009 08:33 AM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<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/2009/04/01/microsoft-warns-against-open-source/";> @@ -507,43 +546,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> -Benjamin Horst</a> : -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1058";> -11 Million US OpenOffice Users?</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>Matt Asay writes <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10195845-16.html";><em>Does OpenOffice have 11 million active U.S. users?</em></a></p> -<blockquote><p>While Microsoft Office is actively used by roughly 50 percent of U.S. Internet users, <a href="http://www.clickstreamtech.com/11.14.08.html";>according to a 2,400-strong survey administered by ClickStream Technologies</a>, 5 percent of U.S. Web users also actively use the open-source productivity suite OpenOffice.org.</p> -<p>Importantly, ClickStream wasn’t measuring installations. It was measuring use. The company actually installed client-side software that tracked which applications the users were running.</p></blockquote> -<p>Based on the population of the US and the number of internet users, Asay calculates OOo users in the USA to number 11 million, concluding:</p> -<blockquote><p>An estimated 11 million people interacting with OpenOffice on a daily basis sounds like an incredible beachhead for much broader market penetration.</p></blockquote></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1058";>by Benjamin Horst at March 14, 2009 01:50 AM GMT</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> -<h2>March 12, 2009</h2> -<h3> -<a href="" title="jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader"> -GullFOSS</a> : -<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/last_call_for_responses";> -Last Call for Responses</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>The short and sweet wiki usage survey will continue to enjoy input until the end of March 15th. Don't miss your chance!<br /> <br /><a href="http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=91154&lang=en%20";>http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=91154&lang=en%20</a> <br /> <br /> </p> - <p>So far there have been 106 responses, many with excellent comments and suggestions.</p> - <p>Thanks to everyone who has already filled out the survey! </p> - <p>Liz </p> - <p> </p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/last_call_for_responses";>by Elizabeth Matthis at March 12, 2009 12:55 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=1.1695&r2=1.1696 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-04-01 11:01:35+0000 1.1695 +++ opml.xml 2009-04-01 17:01:35+0000 1.1696 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:00:23 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:00:22 +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=1.693&r2=1.694 Delta lines: +26 -23 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-04-01 05:01:36+0000 1.693 +++ rss10.xml 2009-04-01 17:01:35+0000 1.694 @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1084"; /> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/8ac4780d29f18832" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=666"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1082"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1079"; /> @@ -31,12 +33,34 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/9930f6bfac1660bb" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=649"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=646"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1058"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/df34b08e02df59d5" /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1084";> + <title>Benjamin Horst: OpenOffice Performance Contests</title> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1084</link> + <content:encoded><p>Our friends at <a href="http://www.oooninja.com/">OpenOffice.org Ninja</a> have concluded a <a href="http://www.oooninja.com/2009/03/multiplatform-benchmark-30.html">performance test between OpenOffice.org and several derivatives on the Linux and Windows</a> platforms.</p> +<p>Performance has rarely bothered me, but it can be a severe irritant for many users, although the differences from one OOo distro to another and one platform to another are rarely more than seconds. Indeed, Ziem writes:</p> +<blockquote><p>All OpenOffice.org editions and both operating systems performed well, and it&#8217;s not possible to identify a single champion.</p></blockquote> +<p>He also points out that OpenOffice.org 3.1, due to be released soon, is expected to offer further performance enhancements.</p> +<p>Great graphs and analyses make Ziem&#8217;s original post well worth reading.</p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-04-01T12:55:19+00:00</dc:date> +</item> +<item rdf:about="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/8ac4780d29f18832"> + <title>GullFOSS: New: OOo-DEV 3.1 Developer Snapshot (build OOO310_m8) available</title> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_110</link> + <content:encoded><p><b>Developer Snapshot build OOo-Dev </b><b>OOO310_m8</b> which installs as OOo-DEV 3.1 is available in the mirror network.<br /><br />If +you find severe issues within this build please file them to +OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system <a title="IssueTracker" href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/pre_submission.html">IssueTracker</a> and notify the releases mailing list ([email protected]) if you think your issue is a stopper issue for the upcoming 3.1.0 release.</p> + <p><b>Known stopper issues: +</b><br /> <br />Due to <a href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100676">http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100676</a> <br />please deactivate <i><span>/</span>tools/options/openoffice.org/improvement program<span>/</span></i> +after the first start. + </p> + <p><b>Please use the following link to download the files:</b><br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next" title="Download page">http://download.openoffice.org/next</a></p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-04-01T08:33:00+00:00</dc:date> + <dc:creator>Joost Andrae</dc:creator> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=666";> <title>John McCreesh: Microsoft warns against open source</title> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/04/01/microsoft-warns-against-open-source/</link> @@ -356,26 +380,5 @@ <p>With OpenOffice.org 3.1 now expected <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Product_Release#Ongoing_OpenOffice.org_3.x.x">around Easter,</a> I wonder will we hit 100 million by the end of the year?</p></content:encoded> <dc:date>2009-03-14T22:00:41+00:00</dc:date> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1058";> - <title>Benjamin Horst: 11 Million US OpenOffice Users?</title> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1058</link> - <content:encoded><p>Matt Asay writes <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10195845-16.html"><em>Does OpenOffice have 11 million active U.S. users?</em></a></p> -<blockquote><p>While Microsoft Office is actively used by roughly 50 percent of U.S. Internet users, <a href="http://www.clickstreamtech.com/11.14.08.html">according to a 2,400-strong survey administered by ClickStream Technologies</a>, 5 percent of U.S. Web users also actively use the open-source productivity suite OpenOffice.org.</p> -<p>Importantly, ClickStream wasn&#8217;t measuring installations. It was measuring use. The company actually installed client-side software that tracked which applications the users were running.</p></blockquote> -<p>Based on the population of the US and the number of internet users, Asay calculates OOo users in the USA to number 11 million, concluding:</p> -<blockquote><p>An estimated 11 million people interacting with OpenOffice on a daily basis sounds like an incredible beachhead for much broader market penetration.</p></blockquote></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-03-14T01:50:54+00:00</dc:date> -</item> -<item rdf:about="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/df34b08e02df59d5"> - <title>GullFOSS: Last Call for Responses</title> - <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/last_call_for_responses</link> - <content:encoded><p>The short and sweet wiki usage survey will continue to enjoy input until the end of March 15th. Don't miss your chance!<br /> <br /><a href="http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=91154&lang=en%20">http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=91154&amp;lang=en%20</a> <br /> <br /> </p> - <p>So far there have been 106 responses, many with excellent comments and suggestions.</p> - <p>Thanks to everyone who has already filled out the survey! </p> - <p>Liz </p> - <p> </p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-03-12T12:55:33+00:00</dc:date> - <dc:creator>Elizabeth Matthis</dc:creator> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.693&r2=1.694 Delta lines: +25 -22 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-04-01 05:01:36+0000 1.693 +++ rss20.xml 2009-04-01 17:01:35+0000 1.694 @@ -8,6 +8,31 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>Benjamin Horst: OpenOffice Performance Contests</title> + <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1084</guid> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1084</link> + <description><p>Our friends at <a href="http://www.oooninja.com/">OpenOffice.org Ninja</a> have concluded a <a href="http://www.oooninja.com/2009/03/multiplatform-benchmark-30.html">performance test between OpenOffice.org and several derivatives on the Linux and Windows</a> platforms.</p> +<p>Performance has rarely bothered me, but it can be a severe irritant for many users, although the differences from one OOo distro to another and one platform to another are rarely more than seconds. Indeed, Ziem writes:</p> +<blockquote><p>All OpenOffice.org editions and both operating systems performed well, and it&#8217;s not possible to identify a single champion.</p></blockquote> +<p>He also points out that OpenOffice.org 3.1, due to be released soon, is expected to offer further performance enhancements.</p> +<p>Great graphs and analyses make Ziem&#8217;s original post well worth reading.</p></description> + <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:55:19 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> + <title>GullFOSS: New: OOo-DEV 3.1 Developer Snapshot (build OOO310_m8) available</title> + <guid>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/8ac4780d29f18832</guid> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_110</link> + <description><p><b>Developer Snapshot build OOo-Dev </b><b>OOO310_m8</b> which installs as OOo-DEV 3.1 is available in the mirror network.<br /><br />If +you find severe issues within this build please file them to +OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system <a title="IssueTracker" href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/pre_submission.html">IssueTracker</a> and notify the releases mailing list ([email protected]) if you think your issue is a stopper issue for the upcoming 3.1.0 release.</p> + <p><b>Known stopper issues: +</b><br /> <br />Due to <a href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100676">http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100676</a> <br />please deactivate <i><span>/</span>tools/options/openoffice.org/improvement program<span>/</span></i> +after the first start. + </p> + <p><b>Please use the following link to download the files:</b><br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next" title="Download page">http://download.openoffice.org/next</a></p></description> + <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:33:00 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>John McCreesh: Microsoft warns against open source</title> <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=666</guid> <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/04/01/microsoft-warns-against-open-source/</link> @@ -338,28 +363,6 @@ <p>With OpenOffice.org 3.1 now expected <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Product_Release#Ongoing_OpenOffice.org_3.x.x">around Easter,</a> I wonder will we hit 100 million by the end of the year?</p></description> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:00:41 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>Benjamin Horst: 11 Million US OpenOffice Users?</title> - <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1058</guid> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1058</link> - <description><p>Matt Asay writes <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10195845-16.html"><em>Does OpenOffice have 11 million active U.S. users?</em></a></p> -<blockquote><p>While Microsoft Office is actively used by roughly 50 percent of U.S. Internet users, <a href="http://www.clickstreamtech.com/11.14.08.html">according to a 2,400-strong survey administered by ClickStream Technologies</a>, 5 percent of U.S. Web users also actively use the open-source productivity suite OpenOffice.org.</p> -<p>Importantly, ClickStream wasn&#8217;t measuring installations. It was measuring use. The company actually installed client-side software that tracked which applications the users were running.</p></blockquote> -<p>Based on the population of the US and the number of internet users, Asay calculates OOo users in the USA to number 11 million, concluding:</p> -<blockquote><p>An estimated 11 million people interacting with OpenOffice on a daily basis sounds like an incredible beachhead for much broader market penetration.</p></blockquote></description> - <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:50:54 +0000</pubDate> -</item> -<item> - <title>GullFOSS: Last Call for Responses</title> - <guid>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/df34b08e02df59d5</guid> - <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/last_call_for_responses</link> - <description><p>The short and sweet wiki usage survey will continue to enjoy input until the end of March 15th. Don't miss your chance!<br /> <br /><a href="http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=91154&lang=en%20">http://surveys.services.openoffice.org/surveys/index.php?sid=91154&amp;lang=en%20</a> <br /> <br /> </p> - <p>So far there have been 106 responses, many with excellent comments and suggestions.</p> - <p>Thanks to everyone who has already filled out the survey! </p> - <p>Liz </p> - <p> </p></description> - <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:55:33 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
