User: jpmcc Date: 2009-11-26 12:04:16+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 Nov 26 13:00:32 CET 2009 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.2639&r2=1.2640 Delta lines: +37 -39 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-11-26 06:03:49+0000 1.2639 +++ atom.xml 2009-11-26 12:04:12+0000 1.2640 @@ -5,10 +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>2009-11-26T06:00:22+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:43+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">Doing something right</title> + <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/11/26/doing-something-right/"/> + <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=795</id> + <updated>2009-11-26T09:23:24+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-796" title="Best Online News Release" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/prwebaward_top10.gif" alt="Best Online News Release" width="236" height="151" />Some good news in this morning&#8217;s in-box. The <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/OOo/31/prweb2388264.htm">Press Release we put out in May</a> for the launch of OpenOffice.org 3.1 has been shortlisted for the <a href="http://www.prweb.com/pr/best-online-news-releases-2009.html">Best Online News Releases 2009 Award</a>. We now go into the next phase of judging where a panel of six industry experts selects their top three.</p> +<p>Our press releases &#8211; like everything else we do &#8211; are a community effort, developed on a mailing list. Unusually, the list is by invitation only, as our customers in the media are not very receptive to half-developed press releases being released in advance by their competitors. The award winning press release also benefited from assistance from <a href="http://www.crossroadspr.com">Crossroads Public Relations</a> in the US &#8211; a country where we find it difficult to get our message across.</p> +<p>Let&#8217;s keep our fingers crossed for success in the next phase of judging!</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>2009-11-26T12:00:34+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">Politicians, lobbyists and scapegoats: When choosing not to choose should make you vote the next time</title> <link href="http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/11/19/politicians-lobbyists-and-scapegoats-when-choosing-not-to-choose-should-make-you-vote-the-next-time/"/> <id>http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/11/19/politicians-lobbyists-and-scapegoats-when-choosing-not-to-choose-should-make-you-vote-the-next-time/</id> @@ -62,7 +83,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:35+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -84,7 +105,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:35+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -107,7 +128,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:35+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -130,7 +151,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:35+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -155,7 +176,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:35+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -181,7 +202,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:34+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -204,7 +225,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:35+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -249,7 +270,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:34+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -272,7 +293,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:34+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -295,7 +316,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:34+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -318,7 +339,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:34+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -341,7 +362,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:34+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -383,7 +404,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:35+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -404,7 +425,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:35+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -448,30 +469,7 @@ <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>2009-11-26T06:00:15+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">Oracle and OpenOffice.org</title> - <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/10/28/oracle-and-openoffice-org/"/> - <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=772</id> - <updated>2009-10-28T20:23:22+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p>It was also good today to see <a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Oracle-clarifies-plans-for-Java-tools-and-OpenOffice-843661.html">a report on Oracle&#8217;s plans</a> for <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a>. Sun Microsystems is OpenOffice.org&#8217;s founding and principle sponsor, so the news that Sun was to be acquired by Oracle had set hearts fluttering in the open-source world.</p> -<p>It&#8217;s worth quoting the relevant section in full:</p> -<blockquote><p>What is Oracleâs plan for OpenOffice?</p> -<p>Oracle has a history of developing complete, integrated, and open products, making integration quicker and less costly for our customers. Based on the open ODF standard, OpenOffice is expected to create a compelling desktop integration bridge for our enterprise customers and offers consumers another choice on the desktop. After the transaction closes, Oracle plans to continue developing and supporting OpenOffice as open source. As before, some of the larger customers will ask for extra assurances, support, and enterprise tools. For these customers we expect to offer a typical commercial license option.</p></blockquote> -<p>Which sounds remarkably similar to the Sun proposition, with OpenOffice.org (shame about the .org) as the free version and StarOffice as a commercial offering. Another reason to be cheerful in the run up to <a href="http://conference.services.openoffice.org/index.php/ooocon/2009/">OOoCon 2009</a> &#8211; the <em>Cento Milioni Conference</em>.</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>2009-11-26T06:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-11-26T12:00:34+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.2646&r2=1.2647 Delta lines: +18 -19 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-11-26 06:03:50+0000 1.2646 +++ index.html 2009-11-26 12:04:13+0000 1.2647 @@ -36,8 +36,25 @@ <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: November 26, 2009 06:00 AM CET</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: November 26, 2009 12:00 PM CET</em></p> +<h2>November 26, 2009</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> +John McCreesh</a> : +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/11/26/doing-something-right/";> +Doing something right</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-796" title="Best Online News Release" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/prwebaward_top10.gif"; alt="Best Online News Release" width="236" height="151" />Some good news in this morning’s in-box. The <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/OOo/31/prweb2388264.htm";>Press Release we put out in May</a> for the launch of OpenOffice.org 3.1 has been shortlisted for the <a href="http://www.prweb.com/pr/best-online-news-releases-2009.html";>Best Online News Releases 2009 Award</a>. We now go into the next phase of judging where a panel of six industry experts selects their top three.</p> +<p>Our press releases – like everything else we do – are a community effort, developed on a mailing list. Unusually, the list is by invitation only, as our customers in the media are not very receptive to half-developed press releases being released in advance by their competitors. The award winning press release also benefited from assistance from <a href="http://www.crossroadspr.com";>Crossroads Public Relations</a> in the US – a country where we find it difficult to get our message across.</p> +<p>Let’s keep our fingers crossed for success in the next phase of judging!</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/11/26/doing-something-right/";>by John at November 26, 2009 09:23 AM CET</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>November 19, 2009</h2> <h3> <a href="http://standardsandfreedom.net"; title="Moved by Freedom - Powered by Standards » OOo Postings"> @@ -401,24 +418,6 @@ <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/2009/10/28/oracle-and-openoffice-org/";> -Oracle and OpenOffice.org</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>It was also good today to see <a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Oracle-clarifies-plans-for-Java-tools-and-OpenOffice-843661.html";>a report on Oracle’s plans</a> for <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/";>OpenOffice.org</a>. Sun Microsystems is OpenOffice.org’s founding and principle sponsor, so the news that Sun was to be acquired by Oracle had set hearts fluttering in the open-source world.</p> -<p>It’s worth quoting the relevant section in full:</p> -<blockquote><p>What is Oracleâs plan for OpenOffice?</p> -<p>Oracle has a history of developing complete, integrated, and open products, making integration quicker and less costly for our customers. Based on the open ODF standard, OpenOffice is expected to create a compelling desktop integration bridge for our enterprise customers and offers consumers another choice on the desktop. After the transaction closes, Oracle plans to continue developing and supporting OpenOffice as open source. As before, some of the larger customers will ask for extra assurances, support, and enterprise tools. For these customers we expect to offer a typical commercial license option.</p></blockquote> -<p>Which sounds remarkably similar to the Sun proposition, with OpenOffice.org (shame about the .org) as the free version and StarOffice as a commercial offering. Another reason to be cheerful in the run up to <a href="http://conference.services.openoffice.org/index.php/ooocon/2009/";>OOoCon 2009</a> – the <em>Cento Milioni Conference</em>.</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/10/28/oracle-and-openoffice-org/";>by John at October 28, 2009 08:23 PM CET</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=1.2639&r2=1.2640 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-11-26 06:03:50+0000 1.2639 +++ opml.xml 2009-11-26 12:04:14+0000 1.2640 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:23 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:00:43 +0000</dateModified> <ownerName>Marketing Project</ownerName> <ownerEmail>[email protected]</ownerEmail> </head> File [changed]: rss10.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml?r1=1.887&r2=1.888 Delta lines: +9 -11 -------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-11-24 18:03:51+0000 1.887 +++ rss10.xml 2009-11-26 12:04:14+0000 1.888 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=795"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/11/19/politicians-lobbyists-and-scapegoats-when-choosing-not-to-choose-should-make-you-vote-the-next-time/"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/29df12b7614e87c8" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1fe52591e8cf8a5e" /> @@ -32,11 +33,18 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/d9fe40c79b46b02c" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-4785423422529598310" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=775"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=772"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=795";> + <title>John McCreesh: Doing something right</title> + <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/11/26/doing-something-right/</link> + <content:encoded><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-796" title="Best Online News Release" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/prwebaward_top10.gif" alt="Best Online News Release" width="236" height="151" />Some good news in this morning&#8217;s in-box. The <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/OOo/31/prweb2388264.htm">Press Release we put out in May</a> for the launch of OpenOffice.org 3.1 has been shortlisted for the <a href="http://www.prweb.com/pr/best-online-news-releases-2009.html">Best Online News Releases 2009 Award</a>. We now go into the next phase of judging where a panel of six industry experts selects their top three.</p> +<p>Our press releases &#8211; like everything else we do &#8211; are a community effort, developed on a mailing list. Unusually, the list is by invitation only, as our customers in the media are not very receptive to half-developed press releases being released in advance by their competitors. The award winning press release also benefited from assistance from <a href="http://www.crossroadspr.com">Crossroads Public Relations</a> in the US &#8211; a country where we find it difficult to get our message across.</p> +<p>Let&#8217;s keep our fingers crossed for success in the next phase of judging!</p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-11-26T09:23:24+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/11/19/politicians-lobbyists-and-scapegoats-when-choosing-not-to-choose-should-make-you-vote-the-next-time/";> <title>Charles Schulz: Politicians, lobbyists and scapegoats: When choosing not to choose should make you vote the next time</title> <link>http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/11/19/politicians-lobbyists-and-scapegoats-when-choosing-not-to-choose-should-make-you-vote-the-next-time/</link> @@ -248,15 +256,5 @@ <p>This provides evidence to support our belief that in large organisations, software purchasing decision makers are pretty conservative &#8211; &#8220;no-one gets fired for buying Microsoft&#8221;. In smaller organisations, decision makers are more willing to do their own research, and having tried OpenOffice.org, are more likely to go for it. They are probably also more careful with their budgets!</p></content:encoded> <dc:date>2009-10-28T20:38:13+00:00</dc:date> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=772";> - <title>John McCreesh: Oracle and OpenOffice.org</title> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/10/28/oracle-and-openoffice-org/</link> - <content:encoded><p>It was also good today to see <a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Oracle-clarifies-plans-for-Java-tools-and-OpenOffice-843661.html">a report on Oracle&#8217;s plans</a> for <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a>. Sun Microsystems is OpenOffice.org&#8217;s founding and principle sponsor, so the news that Sun was to be acquired by Oracle had set hearts fluttering in the open-source world.</p> -<p>It&#8217;s worth quoting the relevant section in full:</p> -<blockquote><p>What is Oracleâs plan for OpenOffice?</p> -<p>Oracle has a history of developing complete, integrated, and open products, making integration quicker and less costly for our customers. Based on the open ODF standard, OpenOffice is expected to create a compelling desktop integration bridge for our enterprise customers and offers consumers another choice on the desktop. After the transaction closes, Oracle plans to continue developing and supporting OpenOffice as open source. As before, some of the larger customers will ask for extra assurances, support, and enterprise tools. For these customers we expect to offer a typical commercial license option.</p></blockquote> -<p>Which sounds remarkably similar to the Sun proposition, with OpenOffice.org (shame about the .org) as the free version and StarOffice as a commercial offering. Another reason to be cheerful in the run up to <a href="http://conference.services.openoffice.org/index.php/ooocon/2009/">OOoCon 2009</a> &#8211; the <em>Cento Milioni Conference</em>.</p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-10-28T20:23:22+00:00</dc:date> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.887&r2=1.888 Delta lines: +9 -11 -------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-11-24 18:03:52+0000 1.887 +++ rss20.xml 2009-11-26 12:04:14+0000 1.888 @@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>John McCreesh: Doing something right</title> + <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=795</guid> + <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/11/26/doing-something-right/</link> + <description><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-796" title="Best Online News Release" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/prwebaward_top10.gif" alt="Best Online News Release" width="236" height="151" />Some good news in this morning&#8217;s in-box. The <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/OOo/31/prweb2388264.htm">Press Release we put out in May</a> for the launch of OpenOffice.org 3.1 has been shortlisted for the <a href="http://www.prweb.com/pr/best-online-news-releases-2009.html">Best Online News Releases 2009 Award</a>. We now go into the next phase of judging where a panel of six industry experts selects their top three.</p> +<p>Our press releases &#8211; like everything else we do &#8211; are a community effort, developed on a mailing list. Unusually, the list is by invitation only, as our customers in the media are not very receptive to half-developed press releases being released in advance by their competitors. The award winning press release also benefited from assistance from <a href="http://www.crossroadspr.com">Crossroads Public Relations</a> in the US &#8211; a country where we find it difficult to get our message across.</p> +<p>Let&#8217;s keep our fingers crossed for success in the next phase of judging!</p></description> + <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:23:24 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>Charles Schulz: Politicians, lobbyists and scapegoats: When choosing not to choose should make you vote the next time</title> <guid>http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/11/19/politicians-lobbyists-and-scapegoats-when-choosing-not-to-choose-should-make-you-vote-the-next-time/</guid> <link>http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/11/19/politicians-lobbyists-and-scapegoats-when-choosing-not-to-choose-should-make-you-vote-the-next-time/</link> @@ -229,17 +238,6 @@ <p>This provides evidence to support our belief that in large organisations, software purchasing decision makers are pretty conservative &#8211; &#8220;no-one gets fired for buying Microsoft&#8221;. In smaller organisations, decision makers are more willing to do their own research, and having tried OpenOffice.org, are more likely to go for it. They are probably also more careful with their budgets!</p></description> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:38:13 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>John McCreesh: Oracle and OpenOffice.org</title> - <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=772</guid> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/10/28/oracle-and-openoffice-org/</link> - <description><p>It was also good today to see <a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Oracle-clarifies-plans-for-Java-tools-and-OpenOffice-843661.html">a report on Oracle&#8217;s plans</a> for <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a>. Sun Microsystems is OpenOffice.org&#8217;s founding and principle sponsor, so the news that Sun was to be acquired by Oracle had set hearts fluttering in the open-source world.</p> -<p>It&#8217;s worth quoting the relevant section in full:</p> -<blockquote><p>What is Oracleâs plan for OpenOffice?</p> -<p>Oracle has a history of developing complete, integrated, and open products, making integration quicker and less costly for our customers. Based on the open ODF standard, OpenOffice is expected to create a compelling desktop integration bridge for our enterprise customers and offers consumers another choice on the desktop. After the transaction closes, Oracle plans to continue developing and supporting OpenOffice as open source. As before, some of the larger customers will ask for extra assurances, support, and enterprise tools. For these customers we expect to offer a typical commercial license option.</p></blockquote> -<p>Which sounds remarkably similar to the Sun proposition, with OpenOffice.org (shame about the .org) as the free version and StarOffice as a commercial offering. Another reason to be cheerful in the run up to <a href="http://conference.services.openoffice.org/index.php/ooocon/2009/">OOoCon 2009</a> &#8211; the <em>Cento Milioni Conference</em>.</p></description> - <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:23:22 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
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