hi all after some busy weeks where i've been absent from the mailing list, here's a first draft for the collaboration wiki text. http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Collaboration
as i said, i don't have a lot of experience with mediawiki, so the formatting could probably be better and there are probably still some language errors ;) what do you think? tobias 2011/10/3 Christoph Noack <[email protected]> > Hi Tobias, all! > > Am Montag, den 03.10.2011, 21:00 +0200 schrieb Tobias Bernard: > > So, Tobias (or anybody interested), could you start such a > > > "Design/Collaboration" page? > > > yes, i could. great idea! > > Cool - thanks a lot! > > > but i'd probably need some help, because i don't have a lot of exprience > > with mediawiki (i tried to create a new page, but couldn't find the > option > > to do it). so if someone creates a page i'd write the text ;) > > Done :-) Here it is ... > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Collaboration > > Creating a page in MediaWiki is a bit funny, yes. You need to browse to > the inexistent page (e.g. by typing in a URL), then you get the option > to "Create" it. But, you need to be logged in. > > Thanks again! I'm sure we can make it a helpful resource for new team > members ... if others think stuff is missing (e.g. I always wanted to > know ..., I know others always missed ...), then please jump in. > > Cheers, > Christoph > > > tobias > > > > > > 2011/9/29 Christoph Noack <[email protected]> > > > > > Hi Tobias, all! > > > > > > Am Mittwoch, den 28.09.2011, 21:51 +0200 schrieb Tobias Bernard: > > > [...] > > > > but as i already said and others too mentioned, it *is* a problem, > when > > > > design is done with proprietary software and no soures are available > in a > > > > standard format (in our case SVG). > > > [...] > > > > in any way, i highly recommend everyone to use free software from the > > > very > > > > beginning, so we don't have to deal with such problems in the future. > > > > > > I still totally agree ... and you've stated many reasons why the use of > > > open file formats and free software is required to enable > collaboration. > > > > > > So, I'd like to kindly ask you for a favor - could you please summarize > > > these thoughts on a wiki page, so that other new community members get > > > an idea how "we" usually work? That was something I had in mind since > > > quite some time ... but never managed to start writing such a page. I > > > promise that I'll add stuff later ;-) > > > > > > And, it would be greatly complement our already existing tools page: > > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/User_Experience/Tools > > > > > > So, Tobias (or anybody interested), could you start such a > > > "Design/Collaboration" page? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Christoph > > > > > > > 2011/9/28 David Nelson <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, but I disagree with criticising Aleksandar like this. > > > > > > > > > > 1) We need creative people doing work for our project. I don't > really > > > > > care what he uses, as long as the format of the source files is > > > > > accessible. Sure, it would be great if he was using Gimp or > Inkscape, > > > > > but Photoshop can output files that can be read with those > programs, > > > > > and Gimp can read .psd. > > > > > > > > > > 2) We all have our favorite tools. I run Linux 24/7 on my system, > but > > > > > I always keep a copy of Photoshop 6/ImageReady installed using > > > > > Wine/Crossover Office, simply because I know how to easily do > things > > > > > with them that *can* be done with Gimp but only in a more > round-about > > > > > manner. Plus, there are things that Gimp and Photoshop each do > > > > > slightly better or worse than the other. > > > > > > > > > > So I think Aleksandar should be left to use what tools he wants. > You > > > > > do know that Photoshop is a *very* commonly-used tool among graphic > > > > > artists, right? > > > > > > > > > > So can we stop the flaming in this thread about tools? > > > > > > > > > > Tobias,Vitorio, when I the same real productive output for the > > > > > LibreOffice project from you guys as Aleksandar has contributed, > then > > > > > you can start bitching. Until then, please let the guy work in > peace. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. ;-) > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > David Nelson > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > [email protected] > > > > > Problems? > > > > > > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > > > > Posting guidelines + more: > > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > > > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ > > > > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot > be > > > > > deleted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > > > Problems? > > > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > > Posting guidelines + more: > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ > > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > > > deleted > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
