Louis Suarez-Potts wrote:
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lang.openoffice.org.
I would like to propose that we compile a single repository for all
material related to migrating to OpenOffice.org from MS Office. Right
now, we have lots of great stuff but it's all over the place and in
many languages.
My proposal:
* Create a wiki that cites all the material.
Thus, material in Spanish, on the ES project, could be listed here, as
could French, German and Brazilian Portuguese material; English too.
(Note: listed, not placed here: URLS should be fine, though ideally
they should point to static HTML pages, not to files in Docs/ Files
sections or IZ.)
* Include (among other things):
* Comparative matrices (like what Matthew Bennet did)
* White papers (analyses, case studies, etc.)
* User Guides (Documentation)
* Support (list support.openoffice.org)
* Clip art, templates, etc.
These can be in the language of their creation; we can state as much on
the wiki and also urge that they be translated to English, if need be.
I think this is an urgent issue. I am weekly, if not more often, asked
for material of this nature. Obviously, coordinating all this and
presenting it in a useful fashion has commercial potential. This page
would not really compete with such efforts; it would only list what the
community has done freely and what is available. It would not tie it
all together, nor would it speak to consulting, etc., though we can
also refer to the consultants page.
+1
Excellent idea.
The OOoAuthors Migration Guide is available in PDF through the
manuals page at the Documentation Project; does that fit into
"static HTML pages" as you said were preferred? I'm not certain
of the terminology here.
The guide has not yet been fully indexed. I hope to get that done
by the end of next week. If no one else adds it to the
forthcoming wiki page on migration, I will do so then... assuming
that a link to a Docs page is okay.
Louis, I'm sorry I haven't posted this note to the other list as
you requested. I'm travelling and unable to subscribe just to
post a note. If someone reading this note would like to forward
it to the other list, I'd be grateful.
--Jean
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