User: jpmcc Date: 2009-04-06 17:01:48+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 Apr 6 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=1.1715&r2=1.1716 Delta lines: +35 -36 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-04-06 11:02:05+0000 1.1715 +++ atom.xml 2009-04-06 17:01:45+0000 1.1716 @@ -5,9 +5,31 @@ <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>2009-04-06T11:00:44+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:24+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">25 Highly-Anticipated Open Source Releases</title> + <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1092"/> + <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1092</id> + <updated>2009-04-06T13:16:50+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/">ComputerWorld</a> publishes a lengthy piece titled <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130401"><em>25 Highly-Anticipated Open Source Releases Coming This Year</em></a>.</p> +<p>It&#8217;s a roundup of some major open source project releases scheduled for the rest of this year, although article commentors pointed out a number of important projects that weren&#8217;t mentioned&#8230; which shows how important and enormous the field of open source has become.</p> +<p><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Firefox_3.5_for_developers">Firefox 3.5</a>, <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a> 9.04 and 9.10, <a href="http://source.android.com/">Android</a>, <a href="http://maemo.org/">Maemo</a>, <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/">Eclipse</a>, <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease31">OpenOffice.org 3.1</a>, <a href="http://www.kaltura.com/">Kaltura</a>, <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/">Dimdim</a>, <a href="http://foswiki.org/">Foswiki</a>, <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>, several open source hardware projects, and much more.</p> +<p>It&#8217;s going to be a huge year for open source!</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>2009-04-06T17:00:24+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + <entry> <title type="html">OpenOffice.org 3.1 Release Candidate 1 available</title> <link href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2009/04/openofficeorg-31-release-candidate-1.html"/> @@ -144,7 +166,7 @@ <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>2009-04-03T17:00:23+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:24+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -283,7 +305,7 @@ <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>2009-04-03T17:00:23+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:24+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -379,7 +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>2009-04-06T11:00:35+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -425,7 +447,7 @@ <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>2009-04-03T17:00:23+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:24+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -466,7 +488,7 @@ <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>2009-04-06T11:00:35+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -487,7 +509,7 @@ <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>2009-04-06T11:00:35+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -514,7 +536,7 @@ <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>2009-04-03T17:00:23+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:24+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -540,7 +562,7 @@ <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>2009-04-03T17:00:23+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:24+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -561,30 +583,7 @@ <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>2009-04-06T11:00:35+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">Sun rumours</title> - <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/03/18/sun-rumours/"/> - <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=651</id> - <updated>2009-03-18T19:19:51+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p><img class="size-full wp-image-652 alignright" title="Sun logo" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sunlogo.jpg" alt="Sun logo" width="118" height="85" /></p> -<p>So by now everyone will have heard <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/ibm_buying_sun/">the rumours</a> that IBM is considering making a bid for Sun Microsystems, founder and principle sponsor of the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org project</a>.</p> -<p>So, if this goes ahead - and it is only a rumour - what might this mean for OpenOffice.org? Sun&#8217;s role in OpenOffice.org has been the subject of sporadic sniping, usually, it must be said, from those who have a vested interest in seeing the relationship fail. However, my own view is that Sun&#8217;s role as principle sponsor works well - close on 50 million people have downloaded <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/">OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org/">the OpenOffice.org free download site</a>, and every one of them sees the Sun Microsystems logo every time they start OpenOffice.org.</p> -<p>In return, Sun has kept a dedicated team of developers working on the project - some dating back to StarOffice days - and has actively supported the project in many, many other ways. At the same time it has kept at arms&#8217; length, and very rarely involved itself in the running of the project.</p> -<p>That&#8217;s a pretty good relationship to me. If IBM does eventually acquire Sun, and if it does build a similar relationship with the OpenOffice.org community, then I will not be unhappy.</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>2009-04-01T23:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-04-06T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1722&r2=1.1723 Delta lines: +19 -19 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-04-06 11:02:05+0000 1.1722 +++ index.html 2009-04-06 17:01:45+0000 1.1723 @@ -36,8 +36,26 @@ <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 06, 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 06, 2009 05:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>April 06, 2009</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> +Benjamin Horst</a> : +<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1092";> +25 Highly-Anticipated Open Source Releases</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/";>ComputerWorld</a> publishes a lengthy piece titled <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130401";><em>25 Highly-Anticipated Open Source Releases Coming This Year</em></a>.</p> +<p>It’s a roundup of some major open source project releases scheduled for the rest of this year, although article commentors pointed out a number of important projects that weren’t mentioned… which shows how important and enormous the field of open source has become.</p> +<p><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Firefox_3.5_for_developers";>Firefox 3.5</a>, <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/";>Ubuntu</a> 9.04 and 9.10, <a href="http://source.android.com/";>Android</a>, <a href="http://maemo.org/";>Maemo</a>, <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/";>Eclipse</a>, <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease31";>OpenOffice.org 3.1</a>, <a href="http://www.kaltura.com/";>Kaltura</a>, <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/";>Dimdim</a>, <a href="http://foswiki.org/";>Foswiki</a>, <a href="http://wordpress.org/";>WordPress</a>, several open source hardware projects, and much more.</p> +<p>It’s going to be a huge year for open source!</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1092";>by Benjamin Horst at April 06, 2009 01:16 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>April 04, 2009</h2> <h3> <a href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/"; title="OpenOffice.org Marketing Blog"> @@ -517,24 +535,6 @@ <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/2009/03/18/sun-rumours/";> -Sun rumours</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p><img class="size-full wp-image-652 alignright" title="Sun logo" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sunlogo.jpg"; alt="Sun logo" width="118" height="85" /></p> -<p>So by now everyone will have heard <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/ibm_buying_sun/";>the rumours</a> that IBM is considering making a bid for Sun Microsystems, founder and principle sponsor of the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/";>OpenOffice.org project</a>.</p> -<p>So, if this goes ahead - and it is only a rumour - what might this mean for OpenOffice.org? Sun’s role in OpenOffice.org has been the subject of sporadic sniping, usually, it must be said, from those who have a vested interest in seeing the relationship fail. However, my own view is that Sun’s role as principle sponsor works well - close on 50 million people have downloaded <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/";>OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org/";>the OpenOffice.org free download site</a>, and every one of them sees the Sun Microsystems logo every time they start OpenOffice.org.</p> -<p>In return, Sun has kept a dedicated team of developers working on the project - some dating back to StarOffice days - and has actively supported the project in many, many other ways. At the same time it has kept at arms’ length, and very rarely involved itself in the running of the project.</p> -<p>That’s a pretty good relationship to me. If IBM does eventually acquire Sun, and if it does build a similar relationship with the OpenOffice.org community, then I will not be unhappy.</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/03/18/sun-rumours/";>by John at March 18, 2009 07:19 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=1.1715&r2=1.1716 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-04-06 11:02:05+0000 1.1715 +++ opml.xml 2009-04-06 17:01:46+0000 1.1716 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:00:44 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:00:24 +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=1.697&r2=1.698 Delta lines: +10 -11 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-04-04 11:01:44+0000 1.697 +++ rss10.xml 2009-04-06 17:01:46+0000 1.698 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1092"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-7553447856939198682" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/04/03/links-for-the-beginning-of-spring/"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/f33945cc8e6ab3d0" /> @@ -32,11 +33,19 @@ <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"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1092";> + <title>Benjamin Horst: 25 Highly-Anticipated Open Source Releases</title> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1092</link> + <content:encoded><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/">ComputerWorld</a> publishes a lengthy piece titled <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130401"><em>25 Highly-Anticipated Open Source Releases Coming This Year</em></a>.</p> +<p>It&#8217;s a roundup of some major open source project releases scheduled for the rest of this year, although article commentors pointed out a number of important projects that weren&#8217;t mentioned&#8230; which shows how important and enormous the field of open source has become.</p> +<p><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Firefox_3.5_for_developers">Firefox 3.5</a>, <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a> 9.04 and 9.10, <a href="http://source.android.com/">Android</a>, <a href="http://maemo.org/">Maemo</a>, <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/">Eclipse</a>, <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease31">OpenOffice.org 3.1</a>, <a href="http://www.kaltura.com/">Kaltura</a>, <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/">Dimdim</a>, <a href="http://foswiki.org/">Foswiki</a>, <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>, several open source hardware projects, and much more.</p> +<p>It&#8217;s going to be a huge year for open source!</p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-04-06T13:16:50+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-7553447856939198682"> <title>OOo Marketeers: OpenOffice.org 3.1 Release Candidate 1 available</title> <link>http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2009/04/openofficeorg-31-release-candidate-1.html</link> @@ -359,15 +368,5 @@ <dc:date>2009-03-18T20:43:38+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>Marcus Lange</dc:creator> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=651";> - <title>John McCreesh: Sun rumours</title> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/03/18/sun-rumours/</link> - <content:encoded><p><img class="size-full wp-image-652 alignright" title="Sun logo" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sunlogo.jpg" alt="Sun logo" width="118" height="85" /></p> -<p>So by now everyone will have heard <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/ibm_buying_sun/">the rumours</a> that IBM is considering making a bid for Sun Microsystems, founder and principle sponsor of the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org project</a>.</p> -<p>So, if this goes ahead - and it is only a rumour - what might this mean for OpenOffice.org? Sun&#8217;s role in OpenOffice.org has been the subject of sporadic sniping, usually, it must be said, from those who have a vested interest in seeing the relationship fail. However, my own view is that Sun&#8217;s role as principle sponsor works well - close on 50 million people have downloaded <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/">OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org/">the OpenOffice.org free download site</a>, and every one of them sees the Sun Microsystems logo every time they start OpenOffice.org.</p> -<p>In return, Sun has kept a dedicated team of developers working on the project - some dating back to StarOffice days - and has actively supported the project in many, many other ways. At the same time it has kept at arms&#8217; length, and very rarely involved itself in the running of the project.</p> -<p>That&#8217;s a pretty good relationship to me. If IBM does eventually acquire Sun, and if it does build a similar relationship with the OpenOffice.org community, then I will not be unhappy.</p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-03-18T19:19:51+00:00</dc:date> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.697&r2=1.698 Delta lines: +10 -11 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-04-04 11:01:45+0000 1.697 +++ rss20.xml 2009-04-06 17:01:46+0000 1.698 @@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>Benjamin Horst: 25 Highly-Anticipated Open Source Releases</title> + <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1092</guid> + <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1092</link> + <description><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/">ComputerWorld</a> publishes a lengthy piece titled <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130401"><em>25 Highly-Anticipated Open Source Releases Coming This Year</em></a>.</p> +<p>It&#8217;s a roundup of some major open source project releases scheduled for the rest of this year, although article commentors pointed out a number of important projects that weren&#8217;t mentioned&#8230; which shows how important and enormous the field of open source has become.</p> +<p><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Firefox_3.5_for_developers">Firefox 3.5</a>, <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a> 9.04 and 9.10, <a href="http://source.android.com/">Android</a>, <a href="http://maemo.org/">Maemo</a>, <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/">Eclipse</a>, <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease31">OpenOffice.org 3.1</a>, <a href="http://www.kaltura.com/">Kaltura</a>, <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/">Dimdim</a>, <a href="http://foswiki.org/">Foswiki</a>, <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>, several open source hardware projects, and much more.</p> +<p>It&#8217;s going to be a huge year for open source!</p></description> + <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:16:50 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>OOo Marketeers: OpenOffice.org 3.1 Release Candidate 1 available</title> <guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-7553447856939198682</guid> <link>http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/2009/04/openofficeorg-31-release-candidate-1.html</link> @@ -342,17 +352,6 @@ <p>Please use the following link:<br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next" title="Download page">http://download.openoffice.org/next</a></p></description> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:43:38 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>John McCreesh: Sun rumours</title> - <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=651</guid> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/03/18/sun-rumours/</link> - <description><p><img class="size-full wp-image-652 alignright" title="Sun logo" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sunlogo.jpg" alt="Sun logo" width="118" height="85" /></p> -<p>So by now everyone will have heard <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/ibm_buying_sun/">the rumours</a> that IBM is considering making a bid for Sun Microsystems, founder and principle sponsor of the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org project</a>.</p> -<p>So, if this goes ahead - and it is only a rumour - what might this mean for OpenOffice.org? Sun&#8217;s role in OpenOffice.org has been the subject of sporadic sniping, usually, it must be said, from those who have a vested interest in seeing the relationship fail. However, my own view is that Sun&#8217;s role as principle sponsor works well - close on 50 million people have downloaded <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/">OpenOffice.org 3.0</a> from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org/">the OpenOffice.org free download site</a>, and every one of them sees the Sun Microsystems logo every time they start OpenOffice.org.</p> -<p>In return, Sun has kept a dedicated team of developers working on the project - some dating back to StarOffice days - and has actively supported the project in many, many other ways. At the same time it has kept at arms&#8217; length, and very rarely involved itself in the running of the project.</p> -<p>That&#8217;s a pretty good relationship to me. If IBM does eventually acquire Sun, and if it does build a similar relationship with the OpenOffice.org community, then I will not be unhappy.</p></description> - <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:19:51 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
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