Hi,
On 2006-01-24, at 06:38 , Ian Lynch wrote:
On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 18:04 -0500, Louis Suarez-Potts wrote:
Hi,
On 2006-01-18, at 06:44 , Lars D. Noodén wrote:
Maybe it is time for another round of negotiations with OEMs. Or
maybe non-MS vendors can make a concerted effort to bring MS' OEM
agreements inot the daylight.
Well, we could start by reviving the OEM project :-) Perhaps have
software packages ready, support, documentation--more or less what
Alex and his group have done at CDROM, yes?
Just for info, I have been commissioned to write an article for
Computer
Trade Only magazine in the UK
'Adding Value With Open Source' about how OEMs can add value by
bundling
open source software.
Not specifically OOo but I'm sure it can feature :-)
Cool. There are actually, oh, I don't know, dozens of OEMs deploying
OOo with their computers. Most listed are small computer companies
(actually, all), like Mom and Pop shops. But they uniformly tout OOo
as a bonus to their customers.
One thing that they may not be installing, though, is documentation
(we have lots) or information about support (see http://
support.openoffice.org). All these would further help their
customers--and us, as it further gives people the idea that we are in
fact reliable, professional, and just like the other guys only a lot
better and nicer :-)
If someone wants to help out with the OEM project.. just let me know!
You need some CVS and HTML experience, but not much. For comparison,
see the cdrom project, http://distribution.openoffice.org/
Cheers
Louis
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Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
ZMS Ltd
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