User: jpmcc Date: 2009-06-11 17:00:54+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 Thu Jun 11 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=1.1978&r2=1.1979 Delta lines: +36 -31 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-06-11 11:00:39+0000 1.1978 +++ atom.xml 2009-06-11 17:00:50+0000 1.1979 @@ -5,9 +5,33 @@ <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>2009-06-11T11:00:24+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-06-11T17:00:27+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry> + <title type="html">New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m50) available</title> + <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x4"/> + <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1a067cc1eea6155a</id> + <updated>2009-06-11T07:05:10+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p><b>Developer Snapshot build OOo-Dev </b><b>DEV300_m50</b> which installs as OOo-DEV 3.x has +been uploaded to the mirror network.<br /><br />If +you find severe issues within this build please file them to +OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system IssueTracker.<br /> </p> + <p>Please use the following link<br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next" title="Download page">http://download.openoffice.org/next</a> </p> + <p>Packages are also available from <b>extended</b> mirror sites ( <b>listed with an [E]</b> ) from the &quot;.../extended/developer/DEV300_m50&quot; directory:<br /><a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors#extmirrors">http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/#extmirrors</a> </p> + <p>MD5 checksums:<br /><a title="Page containing MD5 checksums" href="http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html">http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html</a></p></content> + <author> + <name>Marcus Lange</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>2009-06-11T17:00:16+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">Project Renaissance Designs</title> <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1161"/> @@ -96,7 +120,7 @@ <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>2009-06-11T11:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-06-11T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -118,7 +142,7 @@ <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>2009-06-03T23:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-06-11T17:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -139,7 +163,7 @@ <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>2009-06-03T23:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-06-11T17:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -171,7 +195,7 @@ <content type="html"><p>There seems to be something of a military campaign afoot. One that surely shows signs of desperation and anxiety on behalf of the instigator.</p> <p>First we had Asus <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story/21589/Asus_Microsoft_Launch_Anti-Linux_Netbook_Campaign">telling</a> it&#8217;s potential customers that &#8220;It&#8217;s Better With Winblow$&#8221; using phraseology such as:</p> <blockquote><p> -&#8220;Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services - without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatibility issues.&#8221; +&#8220;Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services &#8211; without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatibility issues.&#8221; </p></blockquote> <p>And now we hear that PC World (IMHO probably the worst place to buy a PC or get technical advice anywhere in the UK) are <a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/611224/retailer-pc-world-drops-linux-netbooks-for-windows">dropping</a> Linux netbooks too. And why?</p> <blockquote><p> @@ -179,13 +203,13 @@ </p></blockquote> <p><em>Share content</em> huh? Does <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</a> (or any other Linux distro of choice) work with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Google Apps, or anywhere else where we &#8220;share&#8221; content? Does email work? Does <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> allow me to share stuff with those unfortunate enough to have spent hundreds of pounds on another Office suite? (Hint: The answer is Yes.)</p> <p><em>Simpler</em>&#8230; Hmmm, I wonder how much truth there is in this? How hard is it to install software on [say] Ubuntu vs Windows. Wander <a href="http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/software-installation-in-linux-is-difficult/">over here</a> and take a look. (It&#8217;s pretty funny really).</p> -<p><em>familiar</em> - Well, OK I&#8217;ll give them that. But I could make Ubuntu blue and have big child-like buttons if I really wanted to. Other than that though - what&#8217;s the big deal? I have a mouse, keyboard, screen. Yep, check. I move the mouse and click (or double click) on things and I type stuff. Yep. Check. Ahh no I&#8217;ve got it. The familiarity is with the dear old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death">BSOD</a>. Now I don&#8217;t get that. In fact my PC doesn&#8217;t really crash at all. It doesn&#8217;t need defragging (whatever that is), it doesn&#8217;t need disinfecting, it doesn&#8217;t require frequent re-builds because it gets so slooooooooow after a few months of use. Now I see. That&#8217;s what users want and are familiar with.</p> +<p><em>familiar</em> &#8211; Well, OK I&#8217;ll give them that. But I could make Ubuntu blue and have big child-like buttons if I really wanted to. Other than that though &#8211; what&#8217;s the big deal? I have a mouse, keyboard, screen. Yep, check. I move the mouse and click (or double click) on things and I type stuff. Yep. Check. Ahh no I&#8217;ve got it. The familiarity is with the dear old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death">BSOD</a>. Now I don&#8217;t get that. In fact my PC doesn&#8217;t really crash at all. It doesn&#8217;t need defragging (whatever that is), it doesn&#8217;t need disinfecting, it doesn&#8217;t require frequent re-builds because it gets so slooooooooow after a few months of use. Now I see. That&#8217;s what users want and are familiar with.</p> <p>And how about all those Drivers we have to install and update and search the &#8216;net for? Hey? Drivers? What are they?</p> <p>And how often do you update your Anti-virus software? You <strong>do</strong> have AV software don&#8217;t you? Oh of course, sorry I forgot. Nope. Viruses are not really much of an issue with a proper operating system. Take a look at the <a href="http://www.wildlist.org/WildList/200903.htm">Wildlist.org</a> (the list of &#8220;Active&#8221; computer viruses) All 451 from March this year target the Win32 API.</p> -<p>And how about all those strange licenses that many people don&#8217;t read, but that &#8220;protect&#8221; you from doing something illegal - like helping your neighbour perhaps? </p> +<p>And how about all those strange licenses that many people don&#8217;t read, but that &#8220;protect&#8221; you from doing something illegal &#8211; like helping your neighbour perhaps? </p> <p>This whole thing reminds me of the stupid and cringe-worthy adverts you see in the press where Vendor X says that they &#8220;Recommend Proprietary OS Home Premium&#8221;. Do they hell. Do you think they really believe that? Or do you think they have been given incentives to say so? I often wonder if there could be a case here with the Trades Description Act (if that still exists). IANAL so don&#8217;t really know but it seems as though many vendors&#8217; adverts are not being totally honest when they make these recommendations. It&#8217;s bloody obvious they are being paid in some form or another to say that.</p> <p>So, it seems to me that Microshaft are getting a bit fed up with all these really cool little netbooks running Ubuntu or Android or something else that isn&#8217;t Winblows. They have very deep pockets and can afford to buy off some of the people some of the time. But I do not think they can afford to buy everyone all of the time and some vendors probably have a bit more integrity in the first place. </p> -<p>I suggest that you shop around and - even if you buy a PC with Windows for some weird reason - you go to a vendor or supplier who has not been bought off. At least you can have some level of trust in them.</p> +<p>I suggest that you shop around and &#8211; even if you buy a PC with Windows for some weird reason &#8211; you go to a vendor or supplier who has not been bought off. At least you can have some level of trust in them.</p> <p>Of course, you could always visit <a href="http://nakedcomputers.org/">Naked Computers.org</a> and find a vendor that will sell you a computer without an operating system at all. You can then install Ubuntu or something else on it. You almost certainly have a legal CD of XP lying around somewhere. I have several and don&#8217;t even use it anymore, so why should I be forced to buy more of their crap, unsafe, bug-ridden software?</p> <p>Phew. Well. I&#8217;m glad I got that off my chest.</p> <p>[UPDATE] How coincidental is <a href="http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=116818">this</a>? Asus, suddenly pull their <a href="http://www.android.com/about/">Android</a> netbook and can&#8217;t really say anything about it&#8230;</p> @@ -206,7 +230,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">The Magic of Open Source</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed/"/> <id>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed/</id> - <updated>2009-06-10T23:00:27+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-06-11T17:00:27+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -229,7 +253,7 @@ <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>2009-06-11T11:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-06-11T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -353,7 +377,7 @@ <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>2009-06-11T11:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-06-11T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -373,7 +397,7 @@ <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>2009-06-11T11:00:16+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-06-11T17:00:16+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -457,23 +481,4 @@ </source> </entry> - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">SF Community Choice Awards</title> - <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/05/23/sf-community-choice-awards/"/> - <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=695</id> - <updated>2009-05-23T09:22:18+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/community/cca09/nominate/?project_name=OpenOffice.org&project_url=http://www.openoffice.org/"><img class="alignleft" src="http://sourceforge.net/images/cca/cca_nominate.png" border="0" alt="Click here" /></a>Nominations are open for the SourceForge Community Choice Awards - don&#8217;t forget to nominate your favourite <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">open-source Office Software</a> in the Best Project category by clicking on the convenient icon!</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>2009-06-03T23:00:17+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1985&r2=1.1986 Delta lines: +25 -19 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-06-11 11:00:40+0000 1.1985 +++ index.html 2009-06-11 17:00:50+0000 1.1986 @@ -36,10 +36,30 @@ <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: June 11, 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: June 11, 2009 05:00 PM GMT</em></p> <h2>June 11, 2009</h2> <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_x4";> +New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m50) available</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p><b>Developer Snapshot build OOo-Dev </b><b>DEV300_m50</b> which installs as OOo-DEV 3.x has +been uploaded to the mirror network.<br /><br />If +you find severe issues within this build please file them to +OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system IssueTracker.<br /> </p> + <p>Please use the following link<br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next"; title="Download page">http://download.openoffice.org/next</a> </p> + <p>Packages are also available from <b>extended</b> mirror sites ( <b>listed with an [E]</b> ) from the ".../extended/developer/DEV300_m50" directory:<br /><a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors#extmirrors";>http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/#extmirrors</a> </p> + <p>MD5 checksums:<br /><a title="Page containing MD5 checksums" href="http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html";>http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html</a></p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x4";>by Marcus Lange at June 11, 2009 07:05 AM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> +<h3> <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> Benjamin Horst</a> : <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1161";> @@ -173,7 +193,7 @@ <p>There seems to be something of a military campaign afoot. One that surely shows signs of desperation and anxiety on behalf of the instigator.</p> <p>First we had Asus <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story/21589/Asus_Microsoft_Launch_Anti-Linux_Netbook_Campaign";>telling</a> it’s potential customers that “It’s Better With Winblow$” using phraseology such as:</p> <blockquote><p> -“Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services - without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatibility issues.” +“Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services – without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatibility issues.” </p></blockquote> <p>And now we hear that PC World (IMHO probably the worst place to buy a PC or get technical advice anywhere in the UK) are <a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/611224/retailer-pc-world-drops-linux-netbooks-for-windows";>dropping</a> Linux netbooks too. And why?</p> <blockquote><p> @@ -181,13 +201,13 @@ </p></blockquote> <p><em>Share content</em> huh? Does <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com";>Ubuntu</a> (or any other Linux distro of choice) work with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Google Apps, or anywhere else where we “share” content? Does email work? Does <a href="http://www.openoffice.org";>OpenOffice.org</a> allow me to share stuff with those unfortunate enough to have spent hundreds of pounds on another Office suite? (Hint: The answer is Yes.)</p> <p><em>Simpler</em>… Hmmm, I wonder how much truth there is in this? How hard is it to install software on [say] Ubuntu vs Windows. Wander <a href="http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/software-installation-in-linux-is-difficult/";>over here</a> and take a look. (It’s pretty funny really).</p> -<p><em>familiar</em> - Well, OK I’ll give them that. But I could make Ubuntu blue and have big child-like buttons if I really wanted to. Other than that though - what’s the big deal? I have a mouse, keyboard, screen. Yep, check. I move the mouse and click (or double click) on things and I type stuff. Yep. Check. Ahh no I’ve got it. The familiarity is with the dear old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death";>BSOD</a>. Now I don’t get that. In fact my PC doesn’t really crash at all. It doesn’t need defragging (whatever that is), it doesn’t need disinfecting, it doesn’t require frequent re-builds because it gets so slooooooooow after a few months of use. Now I see. That’s what users want and are familiar with.</p> +<p><em>familiar</em> – Well, OK I’ll give them that. But I could make Ubuntu blue and have big child-like buttons if I really wanted to. Other than that though – what’s the big deal? I have a mouse, keyboard, screen. Yep, check. I move the mouse and click (or double click) on things and I type stuff. Yep. Check. Ahh no I’ve got it. The familiarity is with the dear old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death";>BSOD</a>. Now I don’t get that. In fact my PC doesn’t really crash at all. It doesn’t need defragging (whatever that is), it doesn’t need disinfecting, it doesn’t require frequent re-builds because it gets so slooooooooow after a few months of use. Now I see. That’s what users want and are familiar with.</p> <p>And how about all those Drivers we have to install and update and search the ‘net for? Hey? Drivers? What are they?</p> <p>And how often do you update your Anti-virus software? You <strong>do</strong> have AV software don’t you? Oh of course, sorry I forgot. Nope. Viruses are not really much of an issue with a proper operating system. Take a look at the <a href="http://www.wildlist.org/WildList/200903.htm";>Wildlist.org</a> (the list of “Active” computer viruses) All 451 from March this year target the Win32 API.</p> -<p>And how about all those strange licenses that many people don’t read, but that “protect” you from doing something illegal - like helping your neighbour perhaps? </p> +<p>And how about all those strange licenses that many people don’t read, but that “protect” you from doing something illegal – like helping your neighbour perhaps? </p> <p>This whole thing reminds me of the stupid and cringe-worthy adverts you see in the press where Vendor X says that they “Recommend Proprietary OS Home Premium”. Do they hell. Do you think they really believe that? Or do you think they have been given incentives to say so? I often wonder if there could be a case here with the Trades Description Act (if that still exists). IANAL so don’t really know but it seems as though many vendors’ adverts are not being totally honest when they make these recommendations. It’s bloody obvious they are being paid in some form or another to say that.</p> <p>So, it seems to me that Microshaft are getting a bit fed up with all these really cool little netbooks running Ubuntu or Android or something else that isn’t Winblows. They have very deep pockets and can afford to buy off some of the people some of the time. But I do not think they can afford to buy everyone all of the time and some vendors probably have a bit more integrity in the first place. </p> -<p>I suggest that you shop around and - even if you buy a PC with Windows for some weird reason - you go to a vendor or supplier who has not been bought off. At least you can have some level of trust in them.</p> +<p>I suggest that you shop around and – even if you buy a PC with Windows for some weird reason – you go to a vendor or supplier who has not been bought off. At least you can have some level of trust in them.</p> <p>Of course, you could always visit <a href="http://nakedcomputers.org/";>Naked Computers.org</a> and find a vendor that will sell you a computer without an operating system at all. You can then install Ubuntu or something else on it. You almost certainly have a legal CD of XP lying around somewhere. I have several and don’t even use it anymore, so why should I be forced to buy more of their crap, unsafe, bug-ridden software?</p> <p>Phew. Well. I’m glad I got that off my chest.</p> <p>[UPDATE] How coincidental is <a href="http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=116818";>this</a>? Asus, suddenly pull their <a href="http://www.android.com/about/";>Android</a> netbook and can’t really say anything about it…</p> @@ -400,20 +420,6 @@ <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/2009/05/23/sf-community-choice-awards/";> -SF Community Choice Awards</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/community/cca09/nominate/?project_name=OpenOffice.org&project_url=http://www.openoffice.org/";><img class="alignleft" src="http://sourceforge.net/images/cca/cca_nominate.png"; border="0" alt="Click here" /></a>Nominations are open for the SourceForge Community Choice Awards - don’t forget to nominate your favourite <a href="http://www.openoffice.org";>open-source Office Software</a> in the Best Project category by clicking on the convenient icon!</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/05/23/sf-community-choice-awards/";>by John at May 23, 2009 09:22 AM 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=1.1978&r2=1.1979 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-06-11 11:00:40+0000 1.1978 +++ opml.xml 2009-06-11 17:00:50+0000 1.1979 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:00:24 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:28 +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=1.764&r2=1.765 Delta lines: +18 -11 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-06-11 05:00:41+0000 1.764 +++ rss10.xml 2009-06-11 17:00:51+0000 1.765 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1a067cc1eea6155a" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1161"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/06/07/its-official-ms-office-looks-like-the-gimp/"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-3404809581266549923" /> @@ -32,11 +33,23 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-814228670360310856" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-6139785145424705872" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649039904546083564.post-594174081437080870" /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=695"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1a067cc1eea6155a"> + <title>GullFOSS: New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m50) available</title> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x4</link> + <content:encoded><p><b>Developer Snapshot build OOo-Dev </b><b>DEV300_m50</b> which installs as OOo-DEV 3.x has +been uploaded to the mirror network.<br /><br />If +you find severe issues within this build please file them to +OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system IssueTracker.<br /> </p> + <p>Please use the following link<br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next" title="Download page">http://download.openoffice.org/next</a> </p> + <p>Packages are also available from <b>extended</b> mirror sites ( <b>listed with an [E]</b> ) from the &quot;.../extended/developer/DEV300_m50&quot; directory:<br /><a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors#extmirrors">http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/#extmirrors</a> </p> + <p>MD5 checksums:<br /><a title="Page containing MD5 checksums" href="http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html">http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html</a></p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-06-11T07:05:10+00:00</dc:date> + <dc:creator>Marcus Lange</dc:creator> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1161";> <title>Benjamin Horst: Project Renaissance Designs</title> <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1161</link> @@ -109,7 +122,7 @@ <content:encoded><p>There seems to be something of a military campaign afoot. One that surely shows signs of desperation and anxiety on behalf of the instigator.</p> <p>First we had Asus <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story/21589/Asus_Microsoft_Launch_Anti-Linux_Netbook_Campaign">telling</a> it&#8217;s potential customers that &#8220;It&#8217;s Better With Winblow$&#8221; using phraseology such as:</p> <blockquote><p> -&#8220;Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services - without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatibility issues.&#8221; +&#8220;Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services &#8211; without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatibility issues.&#8221; </p></blockquote> <p>And now we hear that PC World (IMHO probably the worst place to buy a PC or get technical advice anywhere in the UK) are <a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/611224/retailer-pc-world-drops-linux-netbooks-for-windows">dropping</a> Linux netbooks too. And why?</p> <blockquote><p> @@ -117,13 +130,13 @@ </p></blockquote> <p><em>Share content</em> huh? Does <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</a> (or any other Linux distro of choice) work with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Google Apps, or anywhere else where we &#8220;share&#8221; content? Does email work? Does <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> allow me to share stuff with those unfortunate enough to have spent hundreds of pounds on another Office suite? (Hint: The answer is Yes.)</p> <p><em>Simpler</em>&#8230; Hmmm, I wonder how much truth there is in this? How hard is it to install software on [say] Ubuntu vs Windows. Wander <a href="http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/software-installation-in-linux-is-difficult/">over here</a> and take a look. (It&#8217;s pretty funny really).</p> -<p><em>familiar</em> - Well, OK I&#8217;ll give them that. But I could make Ubuntu blue and have big child-like buttons if I really wanted to. Other than that though - what&#8217;s the big deal? I have a mouse, keyboard, screen. Yep, check. I move the mouse and click (or double click) on things and I type stuff. Yep. Check. Ahh no I&#8217;ve got it. The familiarity is with the dear old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death">BSOD</a>. Now I don&#8217;t get that. In fact my PC doesn&#8217;t really crash at all. It doesn&#8217;t need defragging (whatever that is), it doesn&#8217;t need disinfecting, it doesn&#8217;t require frequent re-builds because it gets so slooooooooow after a few months of use. Now I see. That&#8217;s what users want and are familiar with.</p> +<p><em>familiar</em> &#8211; Well, OK I&#8217;ll give them that. But I could make Ubuntu blue and have big child-like buttons if I really wanted to. Other than that though &#8211; what&#8217;s the big deal? I have a mouse, keyboard, screen. Yep, check. I move the mouse and click (or double click) on things and I type stuff. Yep. Check. Ahh no I&#8217;ve got it. The familiarity is with the dear old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death">BSOD</a>. Now I don&#8217;t get that. In fact my PC doesn&#8217;t really crash at all. It doesn&#8217;t need defragging (whatever that is), it doesn&#8217;t need disinfecting, it doesn&#8217;t require frequent re-builds because it gets so slooooooooow after a few months of use. Now I see. That&#8217;s what users want and are familiar with.</p> <p>And how about all those Drivers we have to install and update and search the &#8216;net for? Hey? Drivers? What are they?</p> <p>And how often do you update your Anti-virus software? You <strong>do</strong> have AV software don&#8217;t you? Oh of course, sorry I forgot. Nope. Viruses are not really much of an issue with a proper operating system. Take a look at the <a href="http://www.wildlist.org/WildList/200903.htm">Wildlist.org</a> (the list of &#8220;Active&#8221; computer viruses) All 451 from March this year target the Win32 API.</p> -<p>And how about all those strange licenses that many people don&#8217;t read, but that &#8220;protect&#8221; you from doing something illegal - like helping your neighbour perhaps? </p> +<p>And how about all those strange licenses that many people don&#8217;t read, but that &#8220;protect&#8221; you from doing something illegal &#8211; like helping your neighbour perhaps? </p> <p>This whole thing reminds me of the stupid and cringe-worthy adverts you see in the press where Vendor X says that they &#8220;Recommend Proprietary OS Home Premium&#8221;. Do they hell. Do you think they really believe that? Or do you think they have been given incentives to say so? I often wonder if there could be a case here with the Trades Description Act (if that still exists). IANAL so don&#8217;t really know but it seems as though many vendors&#8217; adverts are not being totally honest when they make these recommendations. It&#8217;s bloody obvious they are being paid in some form or another to say that.</p> <p>So, it seems to me that Microshaft are getting a bit fed up with all these really cool little netbooks running Ubuntu or Android or something else that isn&#8217;t Winblows. They have very deep pockets and can afford to buy off some of the people some of the time. But I do not think they can afford to buy everyone all of the time and some vendors probably have a bit more integrity in the first place. </p> -<p>I suggest that you shop around and - even if you buy a PC with Windows for some weird reason - you go to a vendor or supplier who has not been bought off. At least you can have some level of trust in them.</p> +<p>I suggest that you shop around and &#8211; even if you buy a PC with Windows for some weird reason &#8211; you go to a vendor or supplier who has not been bought off. At least you can have some level of trust in them.</p> <p>Of course, you could always visit <a href="http://nakedcomputers.org/">Naked Computers.org</a> and find a vendor that will sell you a computer without an operating system at all. You can then install Ubuntu or something else on it. You almost certainly have a legal CD of XP lying around somewhere. I have several and don&#8217;t even use it anymore, so why should I be forced to buy more of their crap, unsafe, bug-ridden software?</p> <p>Phew. Well. I&#8217;m glad I got that off my chest.</p> <p>[UPDATE] How coincidental is <a href="http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=116818">this</a>? Asus, suddenly pull their <a href="http://www.android.com/about/">Android</a> netbook and can&#8217;t really say anything about it&#8230;</p> @@ -247,11 +260,5 @@ <dc:date>2009-05-23T17:45:52+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>oulipo</dc:creator> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=695";> - <title>John McCreesh: SF Community Choice Awards</title> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/05/23/sf-community-choice-awards/</link> - <content:encoded><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/community/cca09/nominate/?project_name=OpenOffice.org&project_url=http://www.openoffice.org/"><img class="alignleft" src="http://sourceforge.net/images/cca/cca_nominate.png" border="0" alt="Click here" /></a>Nominations are open for the SourceForge Community Choice Awards - don&#8217;t forget to nominate your favourite <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">open-source Office Software</a> in the Best Project category by clicking on the convenient icon!</p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-05-23T09:22:18+00:00</dc:date> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.764&r2=1.765 Delta lines: +17 -11 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-06-11 05:00:42+0000 1.764 +++ rss20.xml 2009-06-11 17:00:51+0000 1.765 @@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>GullFOSS: New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m50) available</title> + <guid>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1a067cc1eea6155a</guid> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x4</link> + <description><p><b>Developer Snapshot build OOo-Dev </b><b>DEV300_m50</b> which installs as OOo-DEV 3.x has +been uploaded to the mirror network.<br /><br />If +you find severe issues within this build please file them to +OpenOffice.org's bug tracking system IssueTracker.<br /> </p> + <p>Please use the following link<br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next" title="Download page">http://download.openoffice.org/next</a> </p> + <p>Packages are also available from <b>extended</b> mirror sites ( <b>listed with an [E]</b> ) from the &quot;.../extended/developer/DEV300_m50&quot; directory:<br /><a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors#extmirrors">http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/#extmirrors</a> </p> + <p>MD5 checksums:<br /><a title="Page containing MD5 checksums" href="http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html">http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html</a></p></description> + <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:05:10 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>Benjamin Horst: Project Renaissance Designs</title> <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=1161</guid> <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/1161</link> @@ -86,7 +99,7 @@ <description><p>There seems to be something of a military campaign afoot. One that surely shows signs of desperation and anxiety on behalf of the instigator.</p> <p>First we had Asus <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story/21589/Asus_Microsoft_Launch_Anti-Linux_Netbook_Campaign">telling</a> it&#8217;s potential customers that &#8220;It&#8217;s Better With Winblow$&#8221; using phraseology such as:</p> <blockquote><p> -&#8220;Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services - without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatibility issues.&#8221; +&#8220;Windows helps you easily get online and connect to your devices and services &#8211; without dealing with an unfamiliar environment or major compatibility issues.&#8221; </p></blockquote> <p>And now we hear that PC World (IMHO probably the worst place to buy a PC or get technical advice anywhere in the UK) are <a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/611224/retailer-pc-world-drops-linux-netbooks-for-windows">dropping</a> Linux netbooks too. And why?</p> <blockquote><p> @@ -94,13 +107,13 @@ </p></blockquote> <p><em>Share content</em> huh? Does <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</a> (or any other Linux distro of choice) work with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Google Apps, or anywhere else where we &#8220;share&#8221; content? Does email work? Does <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> allow me to share stuff with those unfortunate enough to have spent hundreds of pounds on another Office suite? (Hint: The answer is Yes.)</p> <p><em>Simpler</em>&#8230; Hmmm, I wonder how much truth there is in this? How hard is it to install software on [say] Ubuntu vs Windows. Wander <a href="http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/software-installation-in-linux-is-difficult/">over here</a> and take a look. (It&#8217;s pretty funny really).</p> -<p><em>familiar</em> - Well, OK I&#8217;ll give them that. But I could make Ubuntu blue and have big child-like buttons if I really wanted to. Other than that though - what&#8217;s the big deal? I have a mouse, keyboard, screen. Yep, check. I move the mouse and click (or double click) on things and I type stuff. Yep. Check. Ahh no I&#8217;ve got it. The familiarity is with the dear old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death">BSOD</a>. Now I don&#8217;t get that. In fact my PC doesn&#8217;t really crash at all. It doesn&#8217;t need defragging (whatever that is), it doesn&#8217;t need disinfecting, it doesn&#8217;t require frequent re-builds because it gets so slooooooooow after a few months of use. Now I see. That&#8217;s what users want and are familiar with.</p> +<p><em>familiar</em> &#8211; Well, OK I&#8217;ll give them that. But I could make Ubuntu blue and have big child-like buttons if I really wanted to. Other than that though &#8211; what&#8217;s the big deal? I have a mouse, keyboard, screen. Yep, check. I move the mouse and click (or double click) on things and I type stuff. Yep. Check. Ahh no I&#8217;ve got it. The familiarity is with the dear old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death">BSOD</a>. Now I don&#8217;t get that. In fact my PC doesn&#8217;t really crash at all. It doesn&#8217;t need defragging (whatever that is), it doesn&#8217;t need disinfecting, it doesn&#8217;t require frequent re-builds because it gets so slooooooooow after a few months of use. Now I see. That&#8217;s what users want and are familiar with.</p> <p>And how about all those Drivers we have to install and update and search the &#8216;net for? Hey? Drivers? What are they?</p> <p>And how often do you update your Anti-virus software? You <strong>do</strong> have AV software don&#8217;t you? Oh of course, sorry I forgot. Nope. Viruses are not really much of an issue with a proper operating system. Take a look at the <a href="http://www.wildlist.org/WildList/200903.htm">Wildlist.org</a> (the list of &#8220;Active&#8221; computer viruses) All 451 from March this year target the Win32 API.</p> -<p>And how about all those strange licenses that many people don&#8217;t read, but that &#8220;protect&#8221; you from doing something illegal - like helping your neighbour perhaps? </p> +<p>And how about all those strange licenses that many people don&#8217;t read, but that &#8220;protect&#8221; you from doing something illegal &#8211; like helping your neighbour perhaps? </p> <p>This whole thing reminds me of the stupid and cringe-worthy adverts you see in the press where Vendor X says that they &#8220;Recommend Proprietary OS Home Premium&#8221;. Do they hell. Do you think they really believe that? Or do you think they have been given incentives to say so? I often wonder if there could be a case here with the Trades Description Act (if that still exists). IANAL so don&#8217;t really know but it seems as though many vendors&#8217; adverts are not being totally honest when they make these recommendations. It&#8217;s bloody obvious they are being paid in some form or another to say that.</p> <p>So, it seems to me that Microshaft are getting a bit fed up with all these really cool little netbooks running Ubuntu or Android or something else that isn&#8217;t Winblows. They have very deep pockets and can afford to buy off some of the people some of the time. But I do not think they can afford to buy everyone all of the time and some vendors probably have a bit more integrity in the first place. </p> -<p>I suggest that you shop around and - even if you buy a PC with Windows for some weird reason - you go to a vendor or supplier who has not been bought off. At least you can have some level of trust in them.</p> +<p>I suggest that you shop around and &#8211; even if you buy a PC with Windows for some weird reason &#8211; you go to a vendor or supplier who has not been bought off. At least you can have some level of trust in them.</p> <p>Of course, you could always visit <a href="http://nakedcomputers.org/">Naked Computers.org</a> and find a vendor that will sell you a computer without an operating system at all. You can then install Ubuntu or something else on it. You almost certainly have a legal CD of XP lying around somewhere. I have several and don&#8217;t even use it anymore, so why should I be forced to buy more of their crap, unsafe, bug-ridden software?</p> <p>Phew. Well. I&#8217;m glad I got that off my chest.</p> <p>[UPDATE] How coincidental is <a href="http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=116818">this</a>? Asus, suddenly pull their <a href="http://www.android.com/about/">Android</a> netbook and can&#8217;t really say anything about it&#8230;</p> @@ -232,13 +245,6 @@ <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 17:45:52 +0000</pubDate> <author>[email protected] (oulipo)</author> </item> -<item> - <title>John McCreesh: SF Community Choice Awards</title> - <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=695</guid> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/05/23/sf-community-choice-awards/</link> - <description><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/community/cca09/nominate/?project_name=OpenOffice.org&project_url=http://www.openoffice.org/"><img class="alignleft" src="http://sourceforge.net/images/cca/cca_nominate.png" border="0" alt="Click here" /></a>Nominations are open for the SourceForge Community Choice Awards - don&#8217;t forget to nominate your favourite <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">open-source Office Software</a> in the Best Project category by clicking on the convenient icon!</p></description> - <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 09:22:18 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
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