Hello Clytie, Clytie Siddall a écrit : > > On 03/12/2006, at 11:30 AM, Bernhard Dippold wrote (in conclusion): > >> I don't want OpenOffice.org to be divided in subprojects where nobody >> feels to be part of the whole but only of it's *own* project. Many >> community members are part of several projects and subscribed to a >> lot of lists. If we all work on interaction between projects and >> idividuals this will improve communication - and depending on the >> reaction of the addressed we'll be able to distinguish between >> inattentiveness and intentional ignorance. > > This is my first OOo release, so I can't speak with much experience of > this project. However, I do have a good deal of experience in other > free-software i18n projects, and I do notice the differences between > them and this project. > > Communication with localizers is definitely one of the key > differences. All my other projects have a very open pipe with i18n. > > I've been surprised not to see frequent mails on this or the [EMAIL PROTECTED] > list, requesting translations of modules, webpages, documentation, > wiki pages, release notes etc. I don't see the requests for feedback > on fonts, input code etc., except today's mail about the OFL. I have > seen little or no discussion of l10n bugs and the continual effort to > fix them. > > I know there's a lot of effort going on in each project, but we don't > seem to be talking to each other very much. And the rest of the > project is like another world, unless you're on lists for other parts > of OOo. Even then, there's a very fragged feel about the overall project.
There is the problem of "walled gardens" here in the NLC, and there is also the problem of the "developers project" vs. the NLC or other projects such as the non-development project or the Incubated projects. It's not supposed to be a cat fight of course, but it is definitely a problem of communication flow. > > There's probably a lot of politics and history behind our situation > today. I don't know about it, and I don't know if we really have to > know about it. Well, I think you should :-) . But it takes time. > All we have to do is build something _now_, that works. And > communication holds it all together. Well said, Clytie. Best, Charles. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
