Nicolas Mailhot wrote: > It seems I still haven't found the magic way to tell projects > distributions really loathe direct download helpers like DictOO, and > yes it's educated loathing so there is no use revisiting the helper > features. > > (as it proved once again such a revisiting invariably turns into > flamewars because the main reason projects feel they need download > helpers is a long list of distribution grievances, while the > distributions feel most of them are undeserved and anyway things would > be so much easier if projects didn't waste energy on the first place > on a distribution job they'll never do properly)
Well, I don't want to stress that point though I have my doubts. I just want to invite you to join us on discussing the future deployment of dictionaries on OOo. But please refrain from a schoolmasterly tone. I think we will be able to listen and learn even better if the discussion happens in a relaxed and well-meaning atmosphere. It would also help to concentrate on dictionaries (though I know that OOo's deployment needs improvements in other places also - but that's not our topic on this list). As I wrote already, we are thinking about deploying dictionaries as extensions and native packages. We are also thinking about possible ways to utilize dictionaries already installed in the system. So would you think that providing dictionaries as native packages and enabling OOo to load "system" dictionaries is what distributors want? That would create another interesting question: what will be the best place to contribute such dictionaries? Best regards, Mathias -- Mathias Bauer (mba) - Project Lead OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Engineering at Sun: http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS Please don't reply to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". I use it for the OOo lists and only rarely read other mails sent to it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
