On Sun, 2009-03-08 at 18:05 -0600, Alexandro Colorado wrote: > On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:03:46 -0600, Jonathon Coombes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 2009-03-08 at 19:52 +0000, John McCreesh wrote: > >> Following the recent request for help providing a record of OOo usage in > >> Norway > >> http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/BrowseList?list=dev&by=thread&from=2199442 > >> we have been asked for the same information for Australia: to produce > >> evidence that OpenOffice.org was a well known name in Australia, > >> particularly among consumers, before 2008; or any data on the as the > >> number of downloads or distribution of CD's of OpenOffice to users in > >> Australia. > >> > >> Can anyone help please? > >> > >> Thanks - John > > > > The biggest impact of OpenOffice.org in Australia was probably the > > choice of the National Archives to use ODF as the standard format. They > > implemented conversion software that is now available as a framework for > > others to convert documents. > > > > Another big implementer in terms of business, was with DeBortoli Wines. > > This was one of the strongest moves into the OpenOffice.org arena in > > business and after initial teething problems, have had a lot of success > > with it. > > > > I have personally dealt with a large range of businesses and > > organisations looking at using OpenOffice.org within there day to day > > procedures. Most are small business or non-profit organisations and are > > looking for alternatives that can help them do what they need without > > the larger overheads of similar commercial software. > > > > In terms of distribution of cd's etc, that I don't have many figures on, > > but I do know that it is given away on Software Freedom Day and many > > other open source events usually as part of the TheOpenCD project. > > > > Regards > > Jonathon > > Hi Jonathan, I think we are looking not for implementations but for > publications, and public proof that OpenOffice.org is recognized and > linked to the office suite product. Any australian publication running > this, or public adds that you can pull out from ZDnet australia? or > Australian magazines carring articles about showing what OOo is all about? > > I guess paper proof is better than digital proof but still something that > could work on those lines.
I know there has been articles before and all of these are available digitally online. I assume you are after articles more like: http://www.smh.com.au/news/digital-life/articles/openoffice-30-a-fresh-blow-for-microsft/2008/11/24/1227491461526.html http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24734388-39525,00.html http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/OpenOffice-3-0-demand-crashes-servers/0,339028227,339292613,00.htm http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/09/09/a_first_look_at_openofficeorg_30.html http://www.techworld.com.au/article/222651/first_look_openoffice_org_3_0_developer_build_windows http://www.linuxworld.com.au/article/264482/openoffice_org_3_0_scores_strong_first_week http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/OpenOffice-3-enters-beta-stage-/0,130061733,339288807,00.htm?omnRef=http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&cr=countryAU&q=openoffice.org 3.0&start=10&sa=N http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/125382,openoffice-30-hits-the-web.aspx http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/264482/openoffice_org_3_0_scores_strong_first_week http://www.itwire.com/content/view/21132/1103/ Are these more to want you required? Regards Jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
