Mensaje citado por Jacqueline McNally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Alexandro Colorado wrote: > > Which just because some people think that, that make it true. At the end of > the > > day is just opinions and doesn't representa a reality or guarantee that it > will > > happen. > > My opinion is based on the fact that a similar campaign to that of > spreadfirefox does not address current issues that we have in promoting OOo. > > For example, the most common pleas for help to webmasters include people > that: > > - Cannot download successfully because it has stopped part way through. > - Not downloaded properly (and many don't know this until they attempt > to install as they don't check the integrity of the file before they > start to install). > - Have downloaded the file and then don't know what to do (often don't > know where it is on their computer). > - Don't know how to initiate the installation as they think downloading > does this. > - File association is a big issue. You can visit any website with any > browser, but you cannot simply click on your document file to open in > the application you wish unless you know about mime types or file > associations. > - Colleagues and friends cannot open and view the file they have sent them. > - etc.
What does that makes OOo different? OOo instlation is not 'standard' is a zip file and installation is very different. Even OOo 2.0 is very awkward to install on a debian machine enabling java from the instalation stage and also looking for isntalation packaging 'zip, 7-zip, rpm, deb, msi'. The issue that it needs to have java to have a proper instlation makes it more complex so we most definetly found this questions popup on a similar instalation. SpreadOOo doesn't have to have the same target thought, is just a URL. We can approach it differently. There is definetly a demand for Templates, Styles, many people don't know about the add-in on productivity when you exchange palettes, cfg files, styles, etc. Building awereness of cool formulas on OOoCalc, ClipArts, Implementation with datasources and of course OOo Basic. -- Alexandro Colorado Co-Leader of OpenOffice.org Spanish http://es.openoffice.org/ > The expectation that a copycat of the Firefox campaign is that new users > (new to OOo) will be able to download, install and use OOo as easily as > Firefox. If you are new to this download/install/run stuff and you have > problems, getting a quick response from a helpful and friendly volunteer > makes all the difference. How do you envisage being able to respond to > being inundated with new users with expectations similar to the > experience they have had with Firefox? > > Added to that, a new issue for promoting 2.0 is that our existing user > base will almost become new users again because of the change in file > formats. > > By all means discuss special or ongoing promotional activities, but I > hesitate to call them something similar to another campaign when the > issues that we need to overcome are quite different. > > Where a get/spreadopenoffice.org campaign will succeed will be with > existing OOo fans that consider the spreadfirefox to be a great > initiative. It is/was, but it is not the existing OOo fans that we need > to reach (apart from awareness of OpenDocument). > > > Examples can be seen on kde-look.org and gnome-look.org which both project > has > > been succesful. Kde was first and after a server failed of art.gnome.org, > > gnome-look.org was born and has succesfully added new art material for the > > foot. > > The difference between these sites that sprung up and the Firefox > campaign, is that the Mozilla Foundation planned the campaign and any > similar domains redirect to mozilla.org. > > > If you feel like it, go for it. I dont think is detrimental by any mean. > > Detrimental is the wrong word, certainly I did not mean harmful. > > I guess I'm thinking that our most valuable resource is our volunteers, > and if they are already OOo advocates we don't need to convince > me/us/them. I'm thinking of reaching those that have not obtained OOo to > use yet - and the issues of large download, commitment to change etc are > real. > > Regards > Jacqueline > > My opinions are my own, only. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
